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# Manager, Data Engineering at GoFundMe

- **Company:** GoFundMe
- **Location:** Buenos Aires, Argentina
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gofundme/jobs/8155601

## Job description

Want to help us, help others? We’re hiring!

GoFundMe is the world’s most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other. By uniting individuals and nonprofits in one place, GoFundMe makes it easy and safe for people to ask for help and support causes—for themselves and each other. Together, our community has raised more than $40 billion since 2010.

Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for our next Manager, Data Engineering to lead a data engineering team and own delivery for a critical portfolio within our Data Platform organization. This role is accountable for translating business priorities into a clear roadmap and well-managed backlog, establishing owners and deadlines, and delivering measurable outcomes predictably. You will build strong relationships across Product, Engineering, Analytics, Data Science, Privacy, and business teams; proactively manage risks and dependencies; make clear trade-off decisions; and hold the team accountable for commitments. You will also hire, coach, and develop engineers while partnering with Staff+ engineers and architects on technical direction. Success will be measured by business value, dependable execution, team health, and a secure, scalable data platform that supports reporting, analytics, AI/ML, and product use cases.

This is a hybrid position. Candidates considered for this role will be located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The Job

- Partner Cross-Functionally: Build strong relationships across Product, Engineering, Analytics, Data Science, Privacy, and business teams to translate business needs into clear priorities and execution plans.
- Own the Roadmap, Backlog & Outcomes: Partner with data product management to build the team’s roadmap and backlog, connecting priorities to measurable business outcomes and tangible value.
- Drive Delivery & Accountability: Set clear owners, milestones, and deadlines; hold the team accountable for commitments; and communicate progress and decisions transparently.
- Lead, Grow & Manage Performance: Hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team through regular feedback, 1:1s, performance management, and meaningful career development.
- Manage Risks & Dependencies: Proactively identify and resolve delivery risks, cross-team dependencies, resource constraints, and blockers before they affect outcomes.
- Make Prioritization & Trade-Off Decisions: Partner with data product management to balance business value, urgency, platform health, risk, and team capacity; make tough trade-offs and clearly explain the rationale.
- Establish an Effective Operating Rhythm: Define goals and success measures, maintain a healthy backlog, review delivery and operational metrics, and continuously improve how the team works.
- Deliver Dependable Data Products: Ensure the team delivers trusted, reusable, and well-governed data products that support reporting, analytics, AI/ML, and product experiences.
- Ensure Quality, Governance & Reliability: Set expectations for data quality, privacy, security, lineage, documentation, operational readiness, and sustainable support.
- Partner on Technical Direction: Work with Staff+ engineers and architects to align technical decisions with business priorities, delivery constraints, and long-term platform strategy.
- Manage Platform Health & Investment: Balance new delivery with reliability, scalability, cost effectiveness, technical debt, and the investments needed to keep the platform dependable.
- Improve Team Efficiency with AI: Champion responsible use of AI tools and agents to improve planning, development, documentation, operations, and team productivity.

You

- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to build trust, align diverse stakeholders, navigate conflict, and communicate priorities, trade-offs, and outcomes clearly.
- 8–10+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or related fields, including at least 5+ years directly managing data engineers or platform teams.
- Track record of driving predictable delivery, establishing clear ownership and deadlines, and holding teams accountable for commitments.
- Demonstrated success building strong relationships with product, engineering, analytics, data science, privacy, and business stakeholders.
- Proven track record of hiring, coaching, developing, and retaining high-performing engineering teams.
- Strong judgment in prioritization, resource allocation, risk management, dependency management, and making difficult trade-off decisions.
- Strong data engineering experience and hands-on technical leadership across data architecture, modeling, ETL/ELT, batch and streaming pipelines, orchestration, and scalable distributed systems.
- Ability to guide design and delivery using SQL, Python, Spark, Kafka, Snowflake or BigQuery, Airflow, dbt, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD—stepping in when needed to review designs, troubleshoot issues, and unblock the team.
- Working knowledge of data governance, quality, privacy, security, lineage, compliance, reliability, and cost management.
- Experience using goals, delivery and operational metrics, and continuous-improvement practices to improve execution; familiarity with responsible use of AI tools in engineering teams.

## Why you’ll love it here

- Make an Impact: Be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive difference in millions of lives every year.
- Innovative Environment: Work with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced, forward-thinking atmosphere.
- Collaborative Team: Join a fun and collaborative team that works hard and celebrates success together.
- Competitive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
- Holistic Support: Enjoy financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, along with generous parental leave, flexible time-off policies, and mental health and wellness resources to support your overall well-being.
- Growth Opportunities: Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
- Commitment to DEI: Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
- Community Engagement: Make a difference through our volunteering and Gives Back programs.

We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose. Be a part of something bigger with us!

GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact us at accommodationrequests@gofundme.com.

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants:

Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or certain US privacy laws may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available [here](https://www.gofundme.com/c/personal-privacy-notice-for-classy-and-gofundme). By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.

Learn more about GoFundMe:

We’re proud to partner with [GoFundMe.org](https://www.gofundme.org/), an independent public charity, to extend the reach and impact of our generous community, while helping drive critical social change. You can learn more about GoFundMe.org’s activities and impact in their [FY ‘26 annual report](https://www.gofundme.org/blog/fiscal-year-2026-impact-report/).

Our[annual “Year in Help” report](https://www.gofundme.com/c/gofundme-2025-year-in-help)reflects our community’s impact in advancing our mission of helping people help each other.

For recent company news and announcements, visit our [Newsroom](https://www.gofundme.com/c/newsroom).

## About GoFundMe

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Online crowdfunding and fundraising
- **Target customers**: B2C (individuals raising for personal causes) and B2B (nonprofits, businesses, and event organizers)
- **Mission**: “To help people help each other” and “to help people fundraise for the personal, business, and charitable causes that matter most to them” [welcometothejungle.com](https://app.welcometothejungle.com/companies/GoFundMe)

## Products & Services
- **GoFundMe**: The flagship personal fundraising platform – no fee to start, used for medical expenses, education, emergencies, memorials, and more [gofundme.com](https://www.gofundme.com/).
- **Classy**: A nonprofit fundraising platform acquired by GoFundMe, offering tools for campaigns, ticketing, and donor management [gofundme.com/c/careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers).
- **GoFundMe Pro**: Advanced fundraising tools for nonprofits, including checkout and donation flow optimization (referenced in job postings for Staff Product Manager, GoFundMe Pro) [gofundme.com/c/careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers).
- **Ticketing & Fundraising Events**: A product line for event-based fundraising (Staff Product Manager, Ticketing & Fundraising Events) [gofundme.com/c/careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Over **$40 billion** raised on the platform since 2010; more than **$50 million** is raised every week [gofundme.com/c/careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers) [gofundme.com](https://www.gofundme.com/).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in available sources
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Community of over 100 million users [greatplacetowork.com](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/5003185)
  - 768 U.S.-based employees (Medium-sized company) [greatplacetowork.com](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/5003185)
  - Expanding into AI/ML and pricing optimization (multiple ML and data science roles posted) [gofundme.com/c/careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers)
  - Remote-first hiring across the globe (roles in Buenos Aires, Dublin, London, and US cities)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Trust & Safety**: Dedicated team of experts ensuring platform security and fraud prevention, a key differentiator in online fundraising [gofundme.com](https://www.gofundme.com/).
- **Brand Trust**: Rated the #1 crowdfunding platform, with a 5-minute customer service response time [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Gofundme).
- **Scale & Network Effects**: Large, engaged community of 100M+ users drives visibility and success for fundraisers.
- **Integrated Nonprofit Suite**: Classy and GoFundMe Pro create a full-stack solution for nonprofits, from individual campaigns to large events.

## Strategic Focus
- **Nonprofit Growth**: Deepening capabilities for nonprofits through Classy, Pro, and event ticketing [gofundme.com/c/careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers).
- **AI & Data Science**: Investing in machine learning for pricing, fraud intelligence, and personalized recommendations (hiring Staff Data Scientists and ML Engineers) [gofundme.com/c/careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers).
- **Product Platform Expansion**: Building integrations, identity platform, and checkout flows to improve donor and fundraiser experiences.
- **Global Reach**: Growing international presence with remote teams and localized support (German, Italian, Spanish-speaking roles) [gofundme.com/c/careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Recognition**: 88% of employees say GoFundMe is a great place to work (vs. 57% at a typical US company) [greatplacetowork.com](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/5003185). Named a Best Workplace multiple times (e.g., #1 Best Medium Workplaces 2016).
- **Mission-Driven**: Employees report feeling good about the company’s community contribution (95% agree) [greatplacetowork.com](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/5003185).
- **Remote & Hybrid**: Most roles are remote; offices in Redwood City, San Diego, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Dublin, and London. Many positions are fully remote.
- **Comprehensive Benefits** (from [welcometothejungle.com](https://app.welcometothejungle.com/companies/GoFundMe)):
  - Enhanced parental leave, 401(k) matching, $600 annual fitness/wellness reimbursement
  - 100% employee health insurance premium coverage (80% for dependents)
  - Weekly massages, standing desks, dog-friendly offices, fully stocked kitchens
  - 10 paid holidays, 17 days accrued vacation, unlimited sick time, 3 volunteer days
  - Caltrain GoPasses for Bay Area commuters, $50/month transit/parking subsidy
  - “Gives Back” program – employees nominate fundraisers for weekly donations
- **DEIB**: Strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging with employee resource groups and inclusive initiatives [gofundme.com/c/careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers).
- **Growth & Learning**: Access to Udemy, guest speakers, internal brown bag sessions, and development programs.

## Sources
1. [GoFundMe Careers](https://www.gofundme.com/c/careers)
2. [Great Place to Work – GoFundMe Profile](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/5003185)
3. [Indeed – GoFundMe Company Page](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Gofundme)
4. [Welcome to the Jungle – GoFundMe](https://app.welcometothejungle.com/companies/GoFundMe)
5. [GoFundMe Homepage](https://www.gofundme.com/)

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