Staff Developer

Benevity

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

Benevity is the global leader in online workplace giving, donation matching, volunteering, and community investment software, and we are seeking a talented Staff Developer who has extensive Full Stack Development experience and can work across the boundaries of the server, client, and browser. Join our dynamic team to innovate and expand our financial engine that powers Acts of Goodness for our clients and users. This role, reporting to the Software Development Managers, plays a crucial part in shaping the technical vision and implementation of our products.

Requirements

8 + years of full-stack development experience, coupled with a continuous learning mindset
Proven experience in building high-performance web applications, APIs, and interfaces with a strong testing discipline
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude, or similar) and a pragmatic approach to integrating AI into your daily workflow
The ability to connect designs to implementation with an API-first approach expertise with loosely coupled systems, and domain driven design
Comfort with abstract problem-solving and ambiguous challenges
Experience in pragmatically designing, building, and deploying performant scalable, highly available distributed systems and cloud-based architecture and automated release pipelines
A commitment to code quality, maintainability, testability, and scalability
Demonstrable experience working with legacy code and the ability to optimize existing systems
A commitment to leaving code/processes/people better than when you got there and acting as an expert leader within a technical domain
Outstanding communication skills with a knack for translating user needs into actionable plans
The ability to mentor and lead junior engineers and experience with helping them develop their skills and leadership abilities (and a firm belief that everyone has something to learn and teach)
A degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
You subscribe to the paradigm that companies should be socially responsible

Nice To Haves

Development experience in the financial industry is an asset
Expertise with Java, PHP, Drupal, Terraform, and/or AWS, is an asset

Responsibilities

Lead the technical vision for product development, deployment, and operations
Serve as a primary consultant on design and development within a collaborative team
Work closely with subject matter experts, Staff Developers, architects, and other teams to drive product evolution
Engage in solving challenging technical and business problems to advance your career.
Access Benevity's diverse products, teams, and advanced computing resources for continuous learning and growth
Contribute to delivering high-quality software solutions to global clients, emphasizing innovation and quality
Embrace opportunities for professional development as a leading engineer in a supportive and inclusive environment
Help shape how our team adopts AI-driven development practices as we evolve the way we build and ship software