Senior Software Engineer | Oakland, CA

Detailed Information

  • Location: Oakland, CA

  • Company: Wevote

to get involved with supporting American Democracy. About Us We Vote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup and a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee. We Vote is building a movement of excellent, passionate, part-time volunteers (starting with the founders) who build mobile technologies that will touch and mobilize millions of voters on Election Day.

We believe that many voters are busy, distracted, and impatient. We have a goal of providing a positive voting experience that helps people decide how to vote. More information at www. wevote. us or on You'll Do Install our software on your development machine. We need full-stack engineers who can work in both

React and Python, but if you prefer to focus on one or the other, we can work with you as well. /wevote/Web App - React-based Mobile Website, or /wevote/We Vote Server - Django/Python API Server ( Mac/Unix only ) Work with our current volunteer engineering team in Google Hangouts.

Tackle specific issues as well as larger projects: /wevote/Web App/issues or /wevote/We Vote Server/issues Who you are: Must haves. You want to work with an established and successful team. You have a passion for the latest technology and are committed to strengthening American Democracy. You have enough experience or aptitude that you can see 5-20 hour-long projects through to completion. We can support you

and answer questions (with occasional pair programming), but the projects we have available could be called Intermediate to Advanced.

You are striving for personal excellence. At least 8+ hours per week during our core team hours M-F 8 a. m. - 6 p. m. We understand not everyone is in the position to put in this many hours, but less time doesn’t work for our team. Apologies in advance. (We have other engineering volunteers working 8-40 hours per week. ) A willingness to work with and support other volunteers. Must be currently located in the US (We are a 100% remote/volunteer from home) project Not required, but nice to have. An academic degree or work experience in CS/Comp Engineering.

What You’ll Gain You will have the opportunity to touch the lives of millions of Americans and be part of a movement and product that will receive national attention. You’ll gain an opportunity to grow within the We Vote movement and meet other volunteers who are like-minded and interested in building a valuable application to empower voters across the United States. You’ll also gain valuable technical skills, have opportunities for leadership development, and expand your personal and professional network. How to apply: Submit your resume and include a brief note/cover letter to why you are interested in We Vote and our mission Powered by Jazz HR

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