Senior Software Engineer (Back End or Full Stack)
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
02-04-2025
Job Specifications
This hybrid role requires working from our London office in Fitzrovia once a week.
If you've been looking to join a fast-growing startup, backed by the same investors as Stripe & Airbnb, with a mission to make a huge positive impact, then you’ve found the right place!
Our Mission
Our mission at Goodstack is to revolutionise how the world does good .
We empower companies to seamlessly integrate positive impact into what they do through a unified platform while supporting nonprofits in gaining access to cutting-edge technology and finding new funding streams.
Global brands, including LinkedIn, HSBC, OpenAI, Atlassian and Twilio - as well as thousands of nonprofits, including the Red Cross, Cancer Research, and Oxfam - use Goodstack to make a difference.
We are on a rapid growth trajectory. Just in 2024, we facilitated $3 billion in donations to good causes. But this is just the beginning. We want to become the world's leading platform that facilitates donations to the most individual nonprofits in the world. To achieve this, we need incredible people to help us on our journey - we need you
Join our Startup and make a difference as Senior Software Engineer (Back End/Full Stack)!
In this role, you will be part of our Giving Team. This team implements the APIs and user experience to expand the donations & volunteering platform for our partners. You will be part of an autonomous, cross-functional product team able to make its own decisions based on the objectives set by the business. You will report directly to the Engineering Manager.
As Senior Software Engineer, Your Mission Will Be To
Implement and enhance back-end (and front-end if FS) components to expand the donations & volunteering platform for our partners, ensuring an exceptional user experience.
Be involved on a highly technical level, helping establish and build best practices regarding technologies used.
Day to day you will be expected to write code and be involved in planning, product, and delivery.
After 3 Months, Success Will Look Like
You will have got to know your teammates well and feel comfortable in your new surroundings.
You will understand the donations & volunteering product and start to make suggestions about its evolution.
Have developed a deep understanding of the app & platform architectures and continue becoming a subject matter expert, suggesting plans for engineering improvements.
You will have found the free sock merch in the office.
This Role is a perfect match for you if you have:
5+ years of experience building APIs or working with databases.
In-depth knowledge of Node.js and TypeScript (and React if Full Stack).
Experience developing secure, scalable, resilient systems.
A fundamental understanding of databases - we currently use Postgres.
Experience in monitoring systems, continuous integration and automated testing.
Strong knowledge of and enthusiasm for front-end and back-end architectures.
The keen motivation to contribute to a product and vision.
An excellent communicator with a strong drive to see large projects through to completion.
Some level of DevOps (AWS, CI/CD, ECS, Docker, Terraform).
Being product-focused.
Bonus, but not required, if you have knowledge or love of:
Working in a startup environment (we value your ability to deal with and adapt to fast-paced decision-making, change and the need to deliver at scale and speed).
Domain-Driven Design.
Tea drinking .
What You Can Expect Upon Joining Our Team
Salary reviews and share options
Tasty Tuesday! Office lunch is on the company
Vitality - Private medical insurance - vision, dental & hearing coverage
£250 Brighten your day annual budget
£1000 Learning & Development annual budget
Paid days to attend conferences and level up your skills
Goodstack library
Paid days to volunteer for non-profit causes
25 days annual leave, plus paid public holidays
Paid day off on your birthday!
Paid wellness leave
Paid sick leave
Pension
UK cycle-to-work scheme
Flexible working hours
Parental leave
WFH budget upon joining
We're remote-first but offer a cosy office in central London for those who enjoy the on-site workspace experience
… and so much more
About Us
Since 2017, Goodstack has been at the forefront of integrating social and environmental value into organisational purpose. In today's landscape, more businesses are recognising the necessity of embedding purpose into their operations to stay relevant.
To catalyse this transformation, we are constructing efficient global charitable rails accessible via an API globally.
Our vision is clear: To power purpose in every company and non-profit worldwide by leading the charge towards a future where doing good is not just an option but a fundamental principle of successful business shifting towards a better, purpose-driven world.
Let's do this!
OUR PLEDGE TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
We take pride in our diverse and growing team representing 15+ nationalities across 5 continents ! Our continued expansion provides us with opportunities to embrace and celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, essential to our success. We actively seek and welcome applicants from all walks of life, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
A team that represents the world that we are trying to support is a wiser, more knowledgeable and stronger one. We’re excited for you to bring your experience, yourself and your special lemon twist to Goodstack to propel us forward in striving to create a better world for us all.
Check out our Careers Page for more details!
About the Company
Goodstack has revolutionized how the world does good by using the latest technology to make it easy for businesses and brands to embed giving into everything they do across workplace giving, product grants and customer donations. We have achieved this by deploying highly trained AI automation and personalization to alleviate slow manual processes, by building our proprietary system from the ground up to deliver the speed and efficiency that isn't possible with multiple third-party data sources, and by building the world's la... Know more
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