ABOUT VOTE FORWARD 

VOTE FORWARD IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE OUR FELLOW CITIZENS TO VOTE. WE WORK TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN THE ELECTORATE, AND TO INCREASE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG THE PUBLIC AT LARGE BY SUPPORTING THE VOLUNTEERS WORKING TO ENGAGE THESE VOTERS.

SINCE 2018, OVER 230,000 GRASSROOTS VOLUNTEERS HAVE USED THE VOTE FORWARD PLATFORM TO SEND HAND-WRITTEN LETTERS TO MORE THAN 24 MILLION PROSPECTIVE VOTERS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND TURN OUT FOR ELECTIONS. 

VOTE FORWARD IS CLOSELY AFFILIATED WITH SWING LEFT, A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF 600,000+ VOLUNTEERS LED BY PROFESSIONALS FROM THE TECH, MEDIA, FINANCE, NONPROFIT AND ART WORLDS IN COLLABORATION WITH VETERAN POLITICAL ORGANIZERS AND STRATEGISTS. VOTE FORWARD STAFF WORK WITH SWING LEFT ON MANY PROJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.

OVERVIEW

THE SOFTWARE ENGINEER POSITION WILL WORK TO ENHANCE AND EVOLVE VOTE FORWARD'S SOFTWARE PLATFORM AND BUILD ADDITIONAL TOOLS AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION. THIS ROLE REPORTS TO THE SENIOR DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND IS AN AT-WILL POSITION THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL END AFTER THE 2022 ELECTION CYCLE, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION INTO THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE IF YOU AND THE ORGANIZATION DECIDE TO EXTEND THE EMPLOYMENT.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN THE EXISTING VOTE FORWARD SOFTWARE PLATFORM TO POWER EXISTING AND FUTURE VOTER TURNOUT AND OTHER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS.
• DESIGN AND BUILD ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE, DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ANALYTICAL TOOLS NECESSARY TO SOLIDIFY AND BUILD ON VOTE FORWARD'S POSITION AS A DESTINATION FOR VOLUNTEERS AND A PRACTITIONER OF MAXIMALLY EFFECTIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORK IN THE YEARS AHEAD. 
• HELP ENSURE VOTE FORWARD'S SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS FOLLOW RIGOROUS SECURITY PRACTICES.
• BUILD AND USE MONITORING TOOLS TO ENSURE VOTE FORWARD'S SYSTEMS ARE CONSISTENTLY UP AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
• HELP SUPPORT OTHER VOTE FORWARD TEAM MEMBERS IN THEIR USE OF COMPLEX TOOLS. 
• ENGAGE WITH VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER VOTE FORWARD APPLICATION USERS TO TROUBLESHOOT, UNDERSTAND REQUIREMENTS, DEBUG AND FIX PROBLEMS, AND MAKE USER EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS.

SUCCESSFUL SOFTWARE ENGINEER CANDIDATES WILL HAVE

• 5+ YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A FULL-TIME, FULL-STACK SOFTWARE DEVELOPER.
• PRACTICAL, PRODUCTION-LEVEL EXPERIENCE IN JAVASCRIPT, BOTH NODE / EXPRESS AND REACT.
• STRONG PROFICIENCY IN SQL, POSTGRES EXPERIENCE PREFERRED.
• EXPERIENCE WITH GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM (GAE, CLOUD RUN, CLOUD SQL, ETC.), DOCKER + DOCKER-COMPOSE, SHELL SCRIPTING, AND OTHER DEVOPS TOOLS AND PROCESSES.
• PROFICIENCY WITH FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT IN HTML, CSS/SASS, AND JAVASCRIPT APPLICATION FRAMEWORKS.
• COMFORTABLE WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH REMOTE TEAMS AND BEING PRODUCTIVE WHILE WORKING FROM HOME.
• FLEXIBILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND GET THINGS DONE ON A SMALL AND FAST-PACED TEAM.

WORKING AT VOTE FORWARD 

THE SOFTWARE ENGINEER POSITION IS A FULL-TIME, REMOTE POSITION. THE SALARY RANGE FOR THIS POSITION IS $95,000 - $110,000 ANNUALLY. WE PROVIDE COST OF LIVING COMPENSATION INCREASES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR. 

IN ADDITION TO HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION, AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS, VOTE FORWARD'S BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDES A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND, A REMOTE WORK FUND, AND A TECHNOLOGY STIPEND FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE AN UNLIMITED TIME-OFF POLICY, A FLEXIBLE MEDICAL AND PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY, AND OUR OFFICE IS CLOSED FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 BUSINESS DAYS EACH YEAR. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT OUR BENEFITS AND POLICIES IN INTERVIEWS.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND SEEK APPLICATIONS FROM ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SPONSOR VISAS AT THIS TIME. 

WE WELCOME ALL APPLICANTS REGARDLESS OF AGE, CITIZENSHIP, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, PREGNANCY STATUS, RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, VETERAN STATUS, OR ANY OTHER DIFFERENCES.