Software Engineer II

Summary

Join ActBlue, a nonprofit building tech for Democratic campaigns and progressive causes, as a Software Engineer II. You'll be a key member of a new team developing fundraising capabilities, working full-stack with React, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails. Your work will impact thousands of users globally. This is a full-time, remote, salaried position offering competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. ActBlue is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. The position is subject to a collective bargaining agreement with the Communications Workers of America.

Requirements

• 3+ years or equivalent of professional experience working as a team member and delivering projects
• Professional development experience with React and Ruby on Rails
• A track record of delivering timely, high-quality features while collaborating with product and design to resolve ambiguity and prioritize high-impact work
• A demonstrated ability to write extensible, maintainable, and scalable code
• Expertise and creativity when it comes to delivering value fast, with a focus on MVPs, frequent deployments, scope negotiations, and demos
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability. You care about helping your team deliver their roadmap and achieve the strategic outcomes of the work
• An inclusive and empathetic working style, particularly in a remote and distributed work environment
• Eagerness to learn and grow your skills as an engineer for all parts of the stack
• A passion for software and ActBlue’s mission to build people-powered movements

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with software engineers, product teams, and design teams to develop new features for donors and fundraising entities of all sizes
• Design products and systems with performance in mind so all users have a great experience on our platform
• Work across the stack using React, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, and GraphQL
• Improve platform performance and maintainability through quality code, testing, monitoring, and documentation
• Ensure product and feature quality through thorough PR reviews and QA testing
• Engage with and contribute to technical discussions around new solutions and architecture
• Grow as an individual and increase your impact on the success of your team and the progressive movement with the support of your manager
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture aligned with our values

Preferred Qualifications

• You are proficient with GraphQL
• You are proficient with Typescript
• You are proficient with Postgres

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules and an unlimited time-off policy
• Fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families; plus fully-paid health reimbursement arrangement to use for out of pocket expenses and fully-paid short- and long-term disability
• Fully paid basic and AD&D life insurance and a voluntary supplemental life insurance option
• Dependent and health care flexible spending account options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits for employees
• Automatic 2% Employer-paid 401K contribution, plus up to an additional 6% match on employee contributions
• A minimum of three months paid medical, family and parental leave (for all new parents, adoptions included)
• Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employees
• Additional perks including quarterly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times