Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Virtuous, a company inspiring global generosity through its nonprofit software platform, as a Sr. Software Engineer (Fullstack). This role involves building, scaling, and maintaining web applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to architectural decisions. You will work with Python/Django and React, while exploring new technologies. The position requires 6+ years of experience in building modern web applications and proficiency in Python, Django, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React. Virtuous offers competitive pay, benefits including 401k matching, unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, and employer-contributed healthcare.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience building modern web applications
• Proficiency in Python and frameworks like Django (or similar)
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and frontend frameworks such as React or Vue
• Solid understanding of relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Experience integrating with RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Familiarity with basic DevOps practices (e.g., CI/CD, infrastructure monitoring, scaling applications)
• A love for building quality products that delight users and solve real problems
• Strong communication skills and a team-first mindset
• Openness to leveraging AI tools for productivity, experimentation, and better engineering outcomes

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable web applications used by nonprofit organizations around the world
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and translate them into technical solutions
• Write clean, testable, and efficient code across the frontend and backend
• Contribute to architectural discussions and help drive technical decision-making across the platform
• Participate in code reviews, mentor junior team members, and help foster a culture of learning and improvement
• Deploy applications and support production systems with a focus on reliability, observability, and performance
• Provide thoughtful feedback on technology choices as we evaluate changes across our stack
• Support a culture of experimentation, iteration, and continuous delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a SaaS or B2B product company
• Familiarity with C# / .NET
• Prior experience in the nonprofit tech space
• Contributions to open-source projects or relevant technical blogs
• Excitement about helping teams grow and mature their engineering practices

Benefits

• Market competitive pay leveraging Carta data
• Employee recognition through Bonusly (birthdays, anniversaries, achievements, etc.)
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching- 50% match up to 6% of compensation after 90 days
• We value our employee’s work-life balance and encourage taking advantage of Unlimited PTO
• Supportive time off including paid volunteer days and company holidays
• Employer-contributed healthcare benefits, encompassing medical, dental, and vision coverage, with plans available for dependents and choices for Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 12 weeks primary parent leave, 4 weeks secondary parent leave - full pay (adoption as well)
• We pride ourselves on Community and host exciting company outings and events