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Stand Together is a mission-driven organization committed to driving positive social change and empowering individuals to overcome barriers. Our community is growing and so is the impact of our work to move toward a society where everyone has the opportunity to succeed by benefitingothers. We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to support Stand Together Foundation and a pipeline of new and innovative technology products.
As a Software Engineer, you will utilize your technical and organizational skills and engage with humility and curiosity. You will be part of a cross-disciplinary team of product managers, data scientists, designers, and developers who believe in people and in the power of technology to help people transform their lives and society. Our team brings a unique blendof experiences from both for-profit and non-profit sectors.
Many reading this job description likely will not have considered a product role in the social sector. If you have experience building products at for profit companies and are ready to tackle some of society s greatest problems, this role is the perfect chance to apply your well-honed skills to a completely new domain - with the potential to radically improve society.
How You Will Contribute
You'll be instrumental in the development and success of Loop, a software product designed to help millions of individuals in need get connected to the nonprofits best able to support them. You can learn more about .
Your responsibilities will encompass a broad spectrum of activities focused on ensuring the quality and scalability of our platform. This includes:
- Executing thorough Quality Assurance procedures and maintaining automated testing in Selenium.
- Designing and building the infrastructure necessary for developers to efficiently configure and deploy environments utilizing Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS resources.
- Developing and maintaining both the front-end user interfaces using React and the back-end systems powered by Node, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.
- Candidates must be located within the United States and available to work core business hours overlapping with the Eastern Time Zone (ET).
- Our primary office location is Arlington, VA. We welcome remote applicants from anywhere within the United States. If you prefer to live near Arlington and to work in-person or hybrid, you would have that option.
When applying, please include links to any engineering portfolios and/or GitHub repositories you think we should be aware of.
What You Will Bring
- At least 4 years of experience in either frontend, backend or web infrastructure technologies and a strong interest in learning technologies across the stack
- Passionate about software quality and user experience
- Knows and cares about sound product delivery practices like continuous delivery, automated testing, and test-driven development
- Willing to fail fast and continuously iterate
- Values high quality, maintainable code, collective code ownership, and continuous improvement
- Curious and collaborative, open to occasional pair programming and mentoring/learning from others
- Low ego and willing to learn
- Inclusive and open minded
- Effective communication skills and experience with asynchronous collaboration
- Knowledge of cloud platforms with deployment experience in at least one platform (e.g. AWS)
- Experience with manual Quality Assurance.
- Experience with setting up a testing technology is a must (e.g., Selenium, Storybook, Jest). Specific experience with Selenium is a plus, but not required if you re willing to learn new technologies and have a background in automating Quality Assurance processes.
- Experience with SQL and use of Object-Relational Mapping tools is a plus.
- Have professional experience with TypeScript, React,
- Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks and tooling, like , Express, Storybook, or similar
What We Offer
- Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.