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Senior Software Engineer (Fundraising) — Remote

GiveDirectlyRemotePosted 16 Oct 2026

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GiveDirectly has delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2+ million people living in poverty across 15 countries since 2011. We believe cash transfers are one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid, with the research to back it up. Our work has been covered by The Economist , NPR , TED , and The Washington Post . We are one of Time100’s Most Influential Companies of 2026. We're now preparing to deliver billions of dollars a year to people in extreme poverty, if funding allows.

Read our CEO's essay on what that will take. Our culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical. We support high ownership and real professional growth. Curious about what it's really like to work here? Read our values and hear from the people who do . If they resonate, this could be a great fit! About this role: Are you an experienced engineer at the stage of your career where, above all, you want to do good? This role is about using engineering to support fundraising: delighting our donors; helping our fundraisers; getting donations recorded and safely started on their journey to our recipients; telling donors and the public about what happens to their gifts.

A bit of website development. A lot of plumbing. The good news about this position: You will make a difference to people in extreme poverty You will work independently, with few constraints You will work directly with lovely people from across our fundraising teams The trade-offs: There is only one other fundraising engineer and mostly you will be working on your own Our technology is a mixture of boring (Laravel, PHP, plain JS, HTML and CSS) and legacy (Salesforce, Wordpress, wrangling CSV files sent by our partners) We're growing, but this is a role for someone who values depth and impact over a fast title ladder.

The maybe good maybe bad news about the role depending on who you are: We are all in on AI where it allows us to get more $ to people in extreme poverty If you want a role where you will be part of a bigger engineering team, working in Python or working on more complex tasks, then please take a look at our other engineering roles . This role is right for you if: You care about our mission You agree with our values You have the right to work in one of the countries we're able to hire from (you can check the current list here ).

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You're happy working remotely, and taking meetings across East Africa Time and US Eastern Time. You are happy to travel to meet your colleagues in the US, Europe and Africa a few weeks a year You are fluent in English You have 4+ years of engineering experience You're happy working autonomously: defining what needs doing, doing it, getting it tested and launched, fixing the bugs, and hustling to make progress every day.

You're comfortable being on-call on peak donation days (Giving Tuesday and the last weeks of the year), including owning an incident: working out what matters, communicating with fundraisers, and debugging on legacy and others' code, sometimes when no other engineers are available. You are happy with our boring and legacy technologies (Laravel, PHP, plain JS, HTML, CSS, Salesforce, Wordpress, SQL, wrangling csv files etc).

You don’t have to be experienced in all of them, but you do have to be genuinely happy to use them (many engineers are not…). You are happy and skilled at working directly with non-engineers on messy, poorly defined, rapidly changing, sometimes boring tasks Compensation At GiveDirectly, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to calculate what we believe to be competitive pay based on role, location, and cost of living.

We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles. Read more about our compensation philosophy here . Unless otherwise noted, the benefits stipend may be used to cover benefits or taken as additional taxable income. United States Base Salary: $181,130 Bonus at Target Performance: 15% (~$27,170, with potential for upside. For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be ~$31,789 in 2025) Estimated Total Compensation at Target: $208,300+ Annual Benefits Stipend: $21,393 United Kingdom Base Salary: £124,370 Bonus at Target Performance: 15% (~£18,656, with potential for upside.

For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be ~£21,827 in 2025) Estimated Total Compensation at Target: £143,026+ Annual Benefits Stipend: £2,760 Kenya Base Salary: $112,350 Bonus at Target Performance: 15% (~$16,853, with potential for upside. For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be ~$19,717 in 2025) Estimated Total Compensation at Target: $129,203+ Annual Benefits Stipend: $8,453 This role is fully remote, so if you are not based in the US, UK or Kenya, we will share an estimated salary benchmark for the country you are based in during the hiring process.

Why work at GiveDirectly? At GiveDirectly, we work to ensure that you have everything you need to excel in your role and on your team, including: A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement A demonstrated commitment to helping all staff develop and grow A competitive salary, including bonus A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country) Unlimited PTO (that we encourage staff to take!) Desk allowance and flexible work location About this specific hiring process Take-home coding assignment Live Coding (60 mins) Systems Design (60 mins) Project Deep Dive + Behavioral (60 mins) *It’s possible that there will be adjustments to this interview process.

Any changes will be communicated to you during the process. #LI-REMOTE Working at GiveDirectly GiveDirectly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to the person’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Flagging for US applicants: We invite you to " Know Your Rights " as an applicant.

Commitment to Safeguarding As a global organization working with communities to eliminate extreme poverty, GiveDirectly takes the safeguarding of its recipients, staff, and partners seriously. To that end, GiveDirectly is a member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme , and will systematically check with previous employers about any abuse or misconduct related matters involving potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens, including in-depth reference checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screens.

These efforts help us continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we work with, and prev

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