Backend Engineer
Chariot
Software Engineering
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Mar 10, 2026
Backend Engineer
Category
Engineering
Location
New York City
Job Description Chariot’s engineering hire will be responsible for taking the Chariot platform to the next level. You will lead the evolution of our banking product, DAF product and technology strategy, along with building a growing team of software engineers. You will work closely with the CEO and team of founding engineers to build out a product that can scale to service all the existing and upcoming contracts in our pipeline. The ideal candidate is both forward-thinking and hands-on, has a strong sense of ownership and drive for delivery, and is a good mentor and co-worker. At Chariot, you’ll have the unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact for nonprofits around the world while working as part of a small, fast-moving team.
Manage and build out the backend server applications and components that comprise the Chariot platform that power our various product offerings.
Contribute to the architecture and design of our APIs, backend systems, and applications and help define team standards and best practices.
Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies.
Improve real-time and analytical monitoring and alerting capabilities for us to better understand our user behaviors and iterate on our product.
Communicate effectively with founders, product managers, and other software developers.
Manage and execute against project plans and delivery commitments within an Agile/Scrum environment.
About You
4+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
2+ years of relevant work experience as a backend application developer building performant and scalable backend systems.
Bachelor’s Degree, ideally in a technical field, but we understand great engineers come from all sorts of different backgrounds and also consider relevant work experience.
Be highly proficient working with Go, Node, Docker, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
Experience with Postgres (RDBMS), REST APIs, and gRPC.
Strong sense of responsibility; ability to drive a project from inception to completion.
Experience with fintech, payments, and the nonprofit-sector is a plus.
Experience building secure and scalable applications on AWS is a plus.
What you’ll get from Chariot
At Chariot, we are building modern, end-to-end payment infrastructure making donors' lives easier, and nonprofits' lives better. $500B gets donated to charity each year in the US and the existing technology/infrastructure was still built for our grandparents generation. Chariot is here to change that.
Impact: Increasing nonprofit revenue to and improving operational efficiency for 10,000s of charities that service homelessness, health, education, the environment, and so much more.
An Exciting Challenge: Chariot is doing for charitable payments what Visa did for the banking industry in the 1950s.
De-Risked: Integrated over 85% of the $326B DAF market, onboarded 60,000+ nonprofits, and live with the largest fundraising platforms (GoFundMe, Givebutter, etc.)
Market opportunity: Billion dollar revenue opportunity. Fintech company operating in an untapped $500B market
In Person Culture: NYC office in-person 4x/week (Monday - Thursday) with WFH optionality.
Employee Benefits
Healthcare | Comprehensive healthcare, including options that are 100% covered by Chariot for you |
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Time-Off | Strong time-off policy (18 days PTO and 13 holidays) - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge |
Parental Leave | 100% paid parental leave, including 12 weeks for primary caregivers |
Team Lunches | Weekly team lunches |
Dinner on Chariot | Free dinner every day at office past 8pm |
Team Events | Monthly team building events |
Company Retreats | To get away - we all convene 2-3x / year company retreats |
Matching Gifts | Matching DAFs and daily charitable giving through GoodToday |
Pay Transparency
Range: $150,000 - $200,000 + Equity Upside.
How To Apply If you're interested in the role or have any questions please email your LinkedIn & Resume to hiring@givechariot.com. If Chariot doesn’t seem right for you, but you know a good candidate, please send them over to our careers page.