Senior Software Engineer

ActBlue is a nonprofit that builds tech and infrastructure for Democratic campaigns, progressive-aligned causes, and people trying to make an impact in order to fuel long-term, people-powered change. If you’ve ever given online to a Democrat or progressive organization, chances are you’ve used our powerful online fundraising platform.

We put power in the hands of small-dollar 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 people-powered 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.

As a Senior Software Engineer I, you will be a key contributor on a newly formed team building the next generation of our platform capabilities. You'll be working on a strategic initiative that extends our proven platform to support complex, configurable business rules and workflows. This is a greenfield opportunity within an established codebase where you'll design flexible data models, build intuitive admin interfaces for internal operations teams, and create customer-facing features that make sophisticated workflows accessible and reliable.

Working full-stack with React, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails, you'll lead large projects from conception to delivery, collaborating closely with internal operational teams to understand their workflows and translate them into elegant technical solutions. The work requires balancing precision with user experience and building systems designed for scale and long-term maintainability.

Our engineering and product organization is organized into cross-functional teams that operate independently in alignment with broader organizational goals. We work with Ruby on Rails, Postgres, React, TypeScript, and other technologies.

• Implement and deliver large projects within your team over the span of a quarter with minimal guidance, breaking down ambiguous requirements into executable work while balancing effort, scope, and impact.
• Lead a few engineers on smaller initiatives with straightforward requirements.
• Collaborate closely with internal operational teams (CX, Legal, etc.) to understand complex workflows and translate them into technical requirements and solutions.
• Work with software engineers, product, and design to develop new user-facing features that make sophisticated workflows accessible.
• Design and implement flexible data models and systems with performance, scalability, and long-term maintainability in mind.
• Work across the stack using Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL in your daily work.
• Write technical proposals that articulate tradeoffs, risks, and different solution approaches for complex problems.
• Provide mentorship and knowledge sharing to newer team members through pair programming, code reviews, and technical discussions.
• Anticipate and proactively communicate blockers, scope changes, and risks within projects before they require escalation.
• Improve platform performance and maintainability through quality code, testing, monitoring, and documentation.
• Independently prioritize your work for maximum impact and sustain your own motivation through challenging work, persevering and unblocking yourself as needed.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture aligned with our values. 

• 3-5+ years of professional experience working with teams and delivering projects.
• Experience implementing and delivering large projects within your team over the span of a quarter with minimal guidance.
• Experience leading a few engineers on smaller initiatives with straightforward requirements.
• Strong experience in Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL, with demonstrated ability to work effectively across the full stack. Developed deeper proficiency/expertise in a few areas of the codebase.
• Consistently able to break down work and set realistic expectations on timing and effort for large projects with some ambiguity.
• Track record of preempting common security, scalability, and reliability concerns in your own work and in code reviews.
• Experience building relationships cross-functionally and translating stakeholder needs into technical solutions.
• Comfort navigating ambiguous problem spaces and evolving requirements while maintaining focus on user needs and maximum impact.
• Ability to independently prioritize your work for maximum impact and sustain your own motivation through challenging work.
• Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, especially when building features where precision matters.
• Eagerness to explore, refactor, and optimize existing code while identifying opportunities to reuse patterns.
• Can self-evaluate productively and raise ideas and questions to your manager for constructive feedback conversations.
• Exhibits resiliency when things don't go as planned; comfortable with times of urgency, stress, or recovering from mistakes.
• An inclusive, generous working style: You like to mentor, share knowledge, and support your teammates' growth. 
• Comfortable working with a distributed team of remote colleagues.
• A passion for software and ActBlue's mission to build people-powered movements.

BONUS POINTS IF…:

• You have experience working in highly regulated industries (healthcare, fintech, legal tech, etc.).
• You have experience building configurable systems or rules engines.
• You are proficient with Postgres and data modeling for complex business logic.
• You have experience building admin interfaces or internal tools.
• You have experience working closely with non-engineering stakeholders to understand and translate operational workflows into technical requirements.

WORK & BENEFITS SNAPSHOT

This posting is for a full-time, remote, salaried position. Travel may be required on a limited basis to attend all-staff and departmental retreats (1-2 times per year). Additional travel may be required for select positions. 

Registered States*: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Washington D.C.

*While ActBlue is currently registered to support remote work in the states listed above, we possess the ability to register in additional states as needed. If you are located in a state not listed, we may still be able to proceed with your application, but please note that the offer process may take longer to accommodate registration requirements.

Work Schedule: This role requires availability during established, regular business hours (Mon-Fri).

Work Environment: Employees can expect to work with distributed teams across all U.S. time zones. Our roles require extended technology usage, and proficiency with virtual communication tools such as Zoom and Slack. Regular attendance in virtual meetings is inherent to every position.

Salary Range Details: $157,791 - $170,499 - $183,207

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 time-off policy
• Fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families; plus fully-paid health reimbursement arrangement to use for out of pocket expenses and fully-paid short- and long-term 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% Employer-paid 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 home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time 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.

UNION INFORMATION: 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.

BACKGROUND CHECKS: As part of our hiring process, ActBlue will conduct a background check at the time of offer. This will be completed in compliance with applicable laws and will not be initiated without your consent.

INCLUSION STATEMENT FROM ACTBLUE

ActBlue is committed to equal employment opportunities and fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace. We celebrate unique perspectives, honor the dignity of all individuals, and recognize that diverse backgrounds and identities strengthen our mission.

If you’re passionate about our work and see yourself in this role, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every requirement.

We also provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process and employment. To request an accommodation, email [email protected].