Senior Lead Software Engineer - React.js/SaaS

Meet Benevity

Benevity is the way the world does good, providing companies (and their employees) with technology to take social action on the issues they care about. Through giving, volunteering, grantmaking, employee resource groups and micro-actions, we help most of the Fortune 100 brands build better cultures and use their power for good. We’re also one of the first B Corporations in Canada, meaning we’re as committed to purpose as we are to profits. We have people working all over the world, including Canada, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and more!

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.

What you’ll do:

● 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, Product Managers, Designers, Sr. Staff Developers, Architects, and other teams to drive product evolution

● Engage in solving challenging technical and business problems to advance your career.

● Has expertise in their team domain and codebase, and is able to get up to speed in adjacent areas of the codebase as required.

● Understands the breadth of their team services, how they interact, and data flows between systems

● 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

Requirements

What you’ll bring:

● 7+ years of full-stack development experience, paired with a continual learning mindset.

● Proven experience in building web applications using SPAs and modern front-end technologies (Vue.js and/or React.js), with a focus on high performance, scalability, reliability, and security.

● In-depth experience with the MERN stack, including MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js.

● Strong understanding of Java, SpringBoot, and RESTful API design and development, with expertise in microservices, event-driven architecture, and a rigorous approach to testing.

● Hands-on experience with PHP, Drupal, Terraform, AWS, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.

● Solid knowledge of database design and management, encompassing both SQL and NoSQL databases.

● Demonstrated ability to navigate and understand cross-domain code, with an API-first approach to system design and a focus on loosely coupled systems and domain-driven design.

● Comfort with abstract problem-solving and tackling ambiguous challenges.

● Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying performant, scalable, and highly available distributed systems and cloud-based architectures, with expertise in automated release pipelines.

● Commitment to code quality, maintainability, testability, and scalability.

● Demonstrable experience in optimizing and maintaining legacy code.

● A strong desire to leave code, processes, and people better than you found them, acting as a technical domain expert and leader.

● Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to translate user needs into actionable plans.

● Experience mentoring and leading junior engineers, helping them develop their technical and leadership skills.

● A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

● A belief in and commitment to the paradigm that companies should be socially responsible.

Discover your purpose at work

We’re not employees, we’re Benevity-ites. From all locations, backgrounds and walks of life, who deserve more …

Innovative work. Growth opportunities. Caring co-workers. And a chance to do work that fills us with a sense of purpose.
If the idea of working on tech that helps people do good in the world lights you up ... If you want a career where you’re valued for who you are and challenged to see who you can become …

It’s time to join Benevity. We’re so excited to meet you.