If youâve been looking to join a fast-growing startup with a bold vision of a world where doing good is baked into everything we do, then youâve found the right place!
Backed by General Catalyst, the same investors behind Stripe and Airbnb, weâre building something truly extraordinary!
Our Mission
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Our mission at Goodstack is to revolutionize how the world does good .
As a Series A social impact startup, we power global change through technology. We enable 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 Google, TikTok, 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 us as a Senior Backend Engineer!
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Weâre looking for an exceptionally skilled engineer who thrives at the intersection of product and technology.
In this role, youâll build and scale the core functionality behind Goodstackâs workplace giving product, helping companies and employees support causes \& charities directly through their workflow. If you have a strong engineering background, enjoy building secure, scalable systems, and want to work for a company making a hugely positive societal impact, this could be the perfect role for you.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, your mission will be to:
Support the frontend team in building scalable donation \& volunteering flows for employees.
Integrate with payroll, HR, calendar, and payment providers to make giving seamless.
Use AI regularly to solve real user problems around agentic AI and content suggestions.
Day to day, you will be expected to write code and be involved in planning, product, and delivery.
Be involved on a highly technical level, helping establish and build best practices regarding technologies used on the backend and cloud infrastructure.
Ensure high code quality through automated testing, CI/CD, and monitoring, using tool like Github, AWS, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Work closely with product, design, and engineering peers.
Contribute to product strategy through a user-centric, data-driven mindset.
Participate in architectural decisions that shape the platform.
Mentor engineers and help grow the teamâs technical capabilities.
After 3 months, success will look like:
Knowing your team mates well and feeling comfortable in your new surroundings.
Shipped features that directly impact our Workplace Giving product.
Ramped on the product, processes, and workflows.
Found the free sock merch in the office.
This role is a perfect match for you if you have:
5+ years of experience designing and building APIs on top of databases (we use Postgres).
Designing and developing secure, scalable, resilient, and observable systems.
Agile development and deploying to production regularly with CI/CD.
In-depth knowledge of Node.js and TypeScript.
Experience in monitoring systems, continuous integration, and automated testing.
Strong knowledge of and enthusiasm for back-end architectures.
Strong data-driven problem-solving skills.
Can thrive in the quickly evolving environment of a start-up.
A bias to action; you consider the short, mid, and long-term solutions and take a pragmatic approach to implementing them.
The keen motivation to contribute to a product and vision.
An excellent communicator with a strong drive to see large projects through to completion.
A formal software engineering degree is very much welcome but not required.
Bonus if you have knowledge or love of:
DevOps experience (Docker, AWS, Terraform).
Knowledge of domain-driven development.
Active volunteer in your preferred charity.
Tea drinking .
What you can expect upon joining our team
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Salary reviews and share options becoming an integral part of our growth and share in the company's success
Goodstackâs Workplace Giving
Vitality Plus - Private health insurance
ÂŁ250 Brighten your day annual budget
ÂŁ1000 Learning \& development annual budget
Goodstack library
Tasty Tuesday! Office lunch is on the company
Slow run club (Wednesdays)
ïž Paid days off to volunteer for non-profit causes
Paid days to attend conferences
Paid day off on your birthday!
25 days annual leave, plus paid public holidays
Paid sick leave
Paid wellness leave
Parental leave
Flexible working hours
WFH budget upon joining
Pension
UK cycle-to-work scheme
Ecologi Carbon Offsetting
You're always welcome to pop in more often if you enjoy the buzz of being in the office. It's a warm, friendly space right in the heart of London
⊠and so much more
About us
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Since 2017, Goodstack has been at the forefront of creating a future where good will be built into everything we do. From daily commutes to weekend activities or grocery shopping, we envision a world where creating positive change is seamlessly integrated into our everyday lives. In this future, the depth and breadth of impact we can make through everyday actions will expand dramatically â benefiting both businesses and the world.
Businesses are expected to deliver on both profit and purpose and those that donât are falling behind. Weâre here to make it easy for any company, anywhere in the world, to integrate good into what they do. Doing this empowers everyone â companies, employees, consumers, and communities â to contribute to positive change and take meaningful action.
Let's do this!
OUR PLEDGE TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY \& INCLUSION
We take pride in our diverse and growing team representing 20+ 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. Weâre 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!