or apply directly on Fundraise Up's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Fundraise Up's roles stay open a median of 37 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 7% of Fundraise Up's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Fundraise Up
- high 48 stale, 12 reposted of 114 open
- Hiring momentum
- 156 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Fundraise Up's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Fundraise Up.
About this role
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Fundraise Up, you will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js and TypeScript. You will work on a complex product ecosystem that includes a modern checkout experience and donor portals, while resolving challenges in a high-load, distributed system. This role emphasizes clean architecture, performance, and reliability, and involves collaboration with product managers and frontend engineers to develop new features and improve existing systems.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Fundraise Up as an employer.
What you need
- 7+ years of backend development experience, preferably in a product-driven environment
- Strong, hands-on experience with Node.js and modern frameworks like Koa or NestJS
- Deep expertise in TypeScript, including its advanced typing and module systems
- Solid experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with event-driven architecture using tools like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Bull/Redis
- Hands-on experience with ClickHouse (or similar analytics DBs) and Elasticsearch
Nice to have
- Prior experience working in a remote-first, globally distributed team
- Experience with performance monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
- A genuine interest in the non-profit technology sector
- A hypothesis-driven mindset and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
What you get
- Private medical insurance for the employee and their family
- 20 paid vacation days per year
- 15 paid public holidays per year
- 5 company-paid sick leave days
- English learning courses
- Relevant professional education
Worth weighing
- Remote position with preference for CET hours
- Team operates in a Russian-speaking environment
- No specific mention of performance monitoring tools being used currently
- Compensation range provided, but final amount depends on experience and qualifications
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Listed by Fundraise Up on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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