Backend Engineer

Shape the financial infrastructure connecting every donor, nonprofit, and platform, empowering an underserved industry solving critical problems. Joining our lean team means working on products that organizations rely on, while shaping new solutions the sector has never seen before. Chariot is powering generosity at scale with 60,000 nonprofits - and we’re just getting started. Nonprofit organizations doing good are doing better on Chariot. Recognized as innovators by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and Time’s Best Inventions of 2025. Our team includes alumni from Palantir, MongoDB, Bain, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, AWS, and more — over 25% of our team are former founders. Be a Builder. Building isn’t limited to our engineers. Our team prioritizes cleaner processes & reliable systems. Domain Experts. We operate like a sports team. Each person owns a position and is trusted to execute on it. We love the details. From product decisions to infrastructure choices - we continue to ask why.

Skills/Qualities (implied):

• Rapid execution
• Domain expertise
• Collaboration
• Ability to work in a mission-driven, fast-paced environment
• Autonomy

Benefits:

• Nonprofit Volunteering: Volunteering every quarter with nonprofit partners.
• DAF Matching & Daily Giving: Contribution up to $2,400 to your Donor Advised Fund.
• Fully paid annual offsites (ski trips in winter, beach trips in summer).
• Annual hackathons beyond roadmap ideas.
• 100% employer paid medical benefits.
• 18 days PTO and 13 holidays.
• Dinner provided after 8PM.
• 100% paid parental leave including 12 weeks for primary caregivers.
• 401Ks for employees to contribute pre-tax dollars.
• Weekly team lunches and monthly team building events.

Additional Information:

Backed by purpose-driven fintech investors including Maveron, Spark Capital, Y Combinator, SVA. Company culture emphasizes empowerment, innovation, and impact. Team testimonials highlight motivation from mission-driven work and supportive culture.