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Responsibilities:

  • Own the engineering organization for our cash delivery platform: its structure, staffing strategy, and operating model — and redesign these as the team grows.
  • Own multi-year technical strategy for the platform: defining interfaces and boundaries between domains, determining when to build versus buy versus extend.
  • Protect and scale the culture as we grow: open debate, product ownership, continuous improvement, and strong engineering foundations.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years managing engineers, including experience leading multiple teams or a larger engineering organization through full delivery cycles.
  • 10+ years of overall industry experience building production software, with a strong backend foundation.
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit, coach, develop, and retain engineers, building a talent-dense and inclusive team during high growth.

Compensation:

  • United States Base Salary: $200,000; Bonus at Target Performance: 15% (~$30,000); Estimated Total Compensation at Target: $230,000+.
  • Annual Benefits Stipend: ~$33,427; fully remote role with potential travel 2-3 times per year.

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GiveDirectly delivers cash transfers to people living in poverty, having distributed over $1B to 2+ million recipients across 15 countries since 2011. The organization is one of Time100's Most Influential Companies of 2026 and fosters a candid, analytical, non-hierarchical culture that supports high ownership and professional growth.

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