or apply directly on GiveDirectly's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 14 days GiveDirectly's roles stay open a median of 26 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 4% of GiveDirectly's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at GiveDirectly
- moderate 8 stale, 0 reposted of 28 open
- Hiring momentum
- 52 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 GiveDirectly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for GiveDirectly.
About this role
As a Senior Engineering Manager at GiveDirectly, you will oversee one domain of the cash delivery platform, managing a team of 5-7 senior engineers while ensuring high technical quality and operational excellence. Your role involves direct management, recruiting, and fostering a strong engineering culture during a period of rapid growth, as the organization scales its platform to deliver significant cash transfers. You will collaborate with product teams and other stakeholders to balance feature development with technical debt and operational needs, all while focusing on the impact of technology on recipients.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- 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 GiveDirectly as an employer.
What you need
- Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values
- 3+ years managing software engineers through full delivery cycles
- 8+ years of overall industry experience building production software
- Strong backend foundation (databases, cloud services, APIs)
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, coach, develop, and retain engineers
- Track record of building a strong engineering culture
What you get
- Base Salary: $181,130 (US), £124,370 (UK), $112,350 (Kenya)
- Bonus at Target Performance: 15%
- Estimated Total Compensation at Target: $208,300+ (US), £143,026+ (UK), $129,203+ (Kenya)
- Annual Benefits Stipend: $21,393 (US), £2,760 (UK), $8,453 (Kenya)
Worth weighing
- Role requires significant overlap with East Africa Time and US Eastern Time
- No sponsorship for employment Visas in the U.S. or U.K. at this time
- Position involves managing a team during a period of rapid growth
- Focus on recipient impact rather than trendy technical problems
Summarised from GiveDirectly's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by GiveDirectly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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