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Swing Left and Vote Forward is hiring a Swing Left and Vote Forward

About the Role

Swing Left and Vote Forward is hiring a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to help architect the future of our technology. You will develop, implement, and manage software solutions that ensure an effective user experience for organizers and volunteers across the country. This role reports to the Senior Director of Engineering.

What You'll Do

  • Develop and implement solutions for swingleft.org, votefwd.org, and other special-purpose mini-sites to drive improvements like increased signups, improved conversions, and better volunteer support.
  • Collaborate with the product team to align goals, set priorities, and develop product requirements against measurable objectives.
  • Drive change through leadership on the engineering team, help guide the development process, and elevate internal software standards.
  • Ship high-quality, well-tested code while making considerations for usability and scaling.
  • Support the development of a scalable, transparent, and accessible data infrastructure.
  • Implement and maintain integrations with 3rd party tools and data providers.
  • Collaborate across user testing, experimental design, analytics, product rollout, retrospectives, and product iteration.
  • Maintain CI/CD and monitoring tools that enable fast iteration and timely response to incidents.
  • Help lead the technical aspects of organizational rapid-response efforts.
  • Identify engineering opportunities for new focus and optimization; collaborate with and lead other engineers in your areas of expertise.

What We're Looking For

  • A strong interest in and alignment with the distinct missions and values of Swing Left and Vote Forward.
  • 5+ years of experience in the technology industry.
  • Expertise with JavaScript/Node.js, and React.
  • Strong product sense and cross-functional communication skills.
  • Excitement about joining and contributing to a culture rooted in impact, innovation, and ambition.
  • Commitment to equity and belonging across all identities; ability to hear, reflect, act on, and learn from feedback related to identity and equity.

Technical Stack

  • JavaScript/Node.js
  • React
  • Python
  • Google Cloud
  • Postgres
  • Next.js

Team & Environment

You will report to the Senior Director of Engineering.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Compensation: $121,000 - $126,000/year.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance: 100% of the premium paid for employees and 50% for dependents.
  • Health and dependent care FSA accounts.
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
  • Retirement plan.
  • Professional development and remote work stipends.
  • An unlimited time-off policy (with parameters for time off leading up to Election Day) + a flexible medical and parental leave policy.
  • Our office is closed for approximately 25 business days each year.

Work Mode

This position is open to candidates located in the United States.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and seek applications from all qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States. 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.

Required Skills
JavaScriptNode.jsReactPythonGoogle CloudPostgresNext.jsFull-Stack DevelopmentAPI DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureDatabase DesignDevOps PracticesCollaboration Tools
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Swing Left and Vote Forward

Swing Left's mission is to make it easy for people to maximize their impact on the most competitive elections to help Democrats win. Vote Forward is a nonpartisan organization that helps grassroots volunteers turn out citizens from underrepresented communities and encourage active participation in our democracy through high-impact voter engagement tactics.

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Category fullstack
Posted 2 months ago