Software Engineering Fellow

Summary

Join Movement Labs, a leading political consultancy, as a temporary Software Engineering Fellow through December 19, 2025! Contribute to internal tooling, automations, and infrastructure to improve team workflows. Build, test, and maintain backend systems, including agentic AI pipelines. Write clean, well-documented code. Take a systematic approach to tasks, prioritizing well and managing time independently. This fully remote position offers a competitive hourly rate with paid sick time and federal holidays. Movement Labs is an equal opportunity employer committed to social justice.

Requirements

• Coding experience, especially in Python, JavaScript, SQL, or other programming languages (personal projects, coursework, or internships all count!)
• A strong interest in using tech and data for progressive political change
• A systematic and organized working style
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools and skills
• Clear communication and attention to detail
• Comfort working in a remote, fast-paced, and experimental environment
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and available to work 9-5 on a continental US timezone

Responsibilities

• Contribute to internal tooling, automations, and infrastructure to improve team workflows
• Build, test, and maintain backend systems, including agentic AI pipelines or experimental prototypes
• Write clean, well-documented code to support operations and innovation
• Take a systematic approach to tasks: define goals, structure work, document outcomes
• Stay organized in the face of ambiguity; prioritize well and manage time independently
• Sweat the small stuff: flag edge cases, catch bugs early, follow naming conventions, write good commit messages

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with agentic AI systems or pipelines
• Experience using tools like GitHub and the Google Cloud suite
• Exposure to messaging systems (e.g. SMS/MMS)
• Experience with organizing, campaign work, or grassroots activism

Benefits

• $23/hour
• Accruable sick time
• Paid federal holidays
• Fully remote