Senior Manager, Software Engineering
GoFundMe · San Francisco, CA
$219,000–$329,000from the description
Jul 13, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A people-management role leading a squad of roughly eight engineers responsible for a nonprofit fundraising platform's campaign-creation tooling — including a campaign builder, templates, brand kits, guided workflows, and AI-assisted content features. The manager is expected to work closely with Product and Design, drive experimentation and conversion metrics, and act as a hands-on technical contributor. Suits an experienced engineering manager with a strong frontend and full-stack background.
Senior level · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 370 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 280–480
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $238,011 (middle half $208,323–$320,108). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This is a people-management role (Engineering Manager title, ~8 direct reports, explicit hiring/coaching/performance-management duties), so 11-3021 is the primary SOC. However, the JD emphasizes a strong 'player-coach' posture with hands-on architecture, code review, and technical decisions, making 15-1252 a meaningful runner-up.
The role is hybrid (3 days/week in-office in the San Francisco Bay Area), not fully remote.
No minimum total years of experience is stated explicitly; the JD describes a profile rather than a numeric gate.
TypeScript and React are listed in the required 'You' section with firm language ('deep expertise in TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks such as React'); 'such as React' is a substitution qualifier but React is the only named alternative, so it is captured as the primary skill.
A/B testing and experimentation are called out in the required 'You' section with firm language ('Experience delivering in a data-driven, experimentation-heavy environment, including A/B testing').
CI/CD, AWS, LLMs/AI features, Claude Code/Cursor/GitHub Copilot, Heap/FullStory/Amplitude/Looker, and design systems all appear under the 'Preferred' section and are marked accordingly.
People management (hiring, coaching, performance management) is explicitly required in the 'You' section and is a clear hard gate for this role.
Compensation includes equity in addition to the stated salary range.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): people management.
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