Senior Software Engineer II

WHO WE ARE:

ActBlue is a nonprofit that builds tech and infrastructure for Democratic campaigns progressivealigned causes and people trying to make an impact in order to fuel longterm peoplepowered change. If youve ever given online to a Democrat or progressive organization chances are youve used our powerful online fundraising platform.

We put power in the hands of smalldollar donors and help thousands of groups from presidential candidates to environmental organizations build grassroots movements. We envision a democracy where everyone looking to make progressive peoplepowered change can easily and effectively deploy their resources energy and creativity to shape our country and future. Each and every one of us from the political activists to the tech innovators to the customer service pros is fully committed to our mission.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

As aSenior Software Engineer II you will be a key contributor on a newly formed team focused on building innovative fundraising tools. WorkingfullstackwithReact TypeScript and Ruby on Rails youll develop scalable usercentric solutions that enhance donor engagement and streamline contributions. Your work will directly impact thousands of users helping to shape the future of digital fundraising and empower fundraisers to drive meaningful change.

Our engineering and product organization is made up of 75 people (and growing!. Were organized into crossfunctional teams that operate independently in alignment with the broader organizational goals. We work with Ruby on Rails Postgres React Typescript GraphQL and other technologies.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Guide and spearhead projects while collaborating with software engineers product and design to develop new features that provide actionable data to fundraising staff of political campaigns progressive nonprofits and more.
• Enhance product performance with a focus on improving the experience of users who fundraise at a large scale. This includes improving database query performance as well as work to surface new information.
• Work across the stack using PostgreSQL Ruby on Rails React TypeScript and GraphQL in your daily work.
• Mentor and support engineers in improving their data insights skills including SQL ActiveRecord and data visualizations.
• Architect refactor and improve our core systems using wellaccepted design patterns in order to facilitate the delivery of secure scalable and reliable features.
• Guide the design and of technical solutions prioritizing highimpact opportunities while balancing effort scope and other tradeoffs.
• Advise and design data structures and APIs to support new features and refactors.
• Demonstrate technical leadership through writing documentation establishing effective monitoring and fostering clear and audienceoriented communication.
• Improve platform performance and maintainability through quality code testing monitoring and documentation.
• Ensure product and feature quality through thorough PR reviews and QA testing.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture aligned with our values.
• Receive support from your manager to grow as an individual and increase your impact on the success of your team and the progressive movement.

WHAT YOU BRING:

Here is a nonexhaustive list of things were looking for:

• 7 years or equivalent of professional experience working with teams and delivering projects.
• Experience leading the of large projects involving multiple engineers and complex and ambiguous requirements.
• Experience in Ruby on Rails React TypeScript and PostgreSQL as well as significant experience developing and maintaining serverside web applications.
• Ability to optimize database queries for improved performance and efficiency.
• Track record of collaborating effectively with fellow engineers to develop abstractions and patterns that make it easy to build reliable software.
• Eagerness to explore refactor and optimize legacy code.
• Teamoriented mindset receptive to feedback and skilled in constructive idea exchange. You keep the end user in mind and enjoy hearing feedback from your teammates.
• Comfortable working with a distributed team of remote colleagues.
• An inclusive generous working style: You like to mentor collaborate and elevate your team by supporting your peers.
• Passion for personal and team growth.
• Expertise in addressing performance scalability and security considerations.

OUR ENGINEERING VALUES:

• We believe that ideas are more important than technologies.
• We understand that the tools we build have realworld consequences for millions of people and take that responsibility seriously.
• Security is at the center of everything we do. We are always on the lookout for ways to further harden our platform.
• We know that code isnt just a set of instructions for machines but communication with other humans; style elegance and respect are important.
• We believe that an ability to balance paying off technical debt and rapidly completing a project contributes to the health of the codebase engineering team and organization.
• We believe that being correct isnt enough; respect for your colleagues and users is fundamental.

LOCATION AND COMPENSATION:

This posting is for a fulltime remote salaried position. Travel may be required on a limited basis to attend allstaff and departmental retreats 12 times per year). Additional travel may be required for select positions. ATS is currently authorized to support remote work employees in Arizona California Connecticut Colorado Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington D.C. and Wisconsin.

Salary Range Details:

Salary Range: $173676 $192209 $210741

ActBlue is committed to consistent compensation practices across our organization. Final salary offers will take into account factors such as candidate experience interview performance and current team salary parity.

BENEFITS:

• Flexible work schedules and an unlimited timeoff policy
• Fully paid and transinclusive health dental and vision insurance for employees and their families; plus fullypaid health reimbursement arrangement to use for outofpocket expenses and fullypaid short and longterm 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 Employerpaid 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 homeoffice benefits including a $1000 homeoffice setup allowance for all new fulltime remote employees
• Additional perks including quarterly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times

ActBlue is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.

Bargaining Unit position: The terms and conditions of this position are subject to a collective bargaining agreement with the Communications Workers of America the exclusive bargaining agent of covered ActBlue Technical Services employees.

INCLUSION STATEMENT:

ActBlue is deeply committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity. We commit to retaining developing recruiting and hiring a diverse staff community. We honor the dignity of all. We celebrate their unique qualities. And we recognize the wide range of human differences backgrounds and intersectional identities that enrich the workspace and help us better meet our mission. If you feel a connection to our mission and see your interests reflected in this job description we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every requirement.

ActBlue is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the interview and employment process including using our online system to apply for a position. If you would like to request accommodation please contact us at to get started.