US Based Salary: $145,000 - $175,000 DOE

About Us

NGP VAN is the winningest technology platform in the history of democratic and progressive causes, working tirelessly to innovate and advance the technology our clients rely on to bolster our democracy. We help power the trailblazers, campaigners, and advocates fighting up and down the ticket for equality, racial justice, reproductive freedom, democracy, climate reform, and more— including the national Democratic committees and progressive organizations, thousands of Democratic campaigns, hundreds of labor unions, advocacy organizations, progressive and non-partisan PACs, and other organizations.

About the Role

• We keep our eyes on the big picture. We prefer giving team members higher-level goals and flexibility rather than micro-managing. You’re responsible for the detailed design of your features, not just coding them, and developers often propose feature ideas. Vision is as important a part of the job as execution.
• We all pitch in on a lot of things. All engineers’ work touches various parts of the product, support, and operations. Other roles span sales and project management, or database administration and hiring.
• The work isn’t over when the code ships. We’re proud of the quality and reliability of our product, and our response when there are bugs, pain points, or production issues. Every engineer, including you, takes a shift of at least a few hours each week answering clients' support tickets.
• We appreciate our clients and the work they do: we’re in this to make them more effective and make their day-to-day a bit easier, maybe even a little fun.
  

• Help develop and maintain ActionKit’s codebase, from building brand new features to polishing, debugging, refactoring, or improving the efficiency or reliability of existing code.
• Help shape the direction of the product by proposing ideas, collecting client feedback, and refining broad ideas into concrete plans, both in informal conversation and places like our issue tracker.
• Work directly with clients through our email support system and sometimes other means like joining discovery calls; writing release notes; or participating in ClientCon, our yearly client summit
• Contribute as needed to other technical functions like operations, tooling, monitoring, performance tuning, and more—all engineers pitch in on these at ActionKit; no one just develops new features
• Work with teammates to accomplish all of the above (as we’ll work to help you!) both by talking with each other day-to-day and through structured channels like code reviews and documentation

• Skills and judgment to produce high-quality work, from attention to detail in coding and testing to big-picture wisdom about risk and simplifying tricky plans.
• Communication and collaboration skills. It's critical to be able to talk through tradeoffs, ask for the information you need to get up to speed, and make your work understandable to others.
• Empathy with others' needs, from coworkers to clients.
• Experience building database-backed web apps, especially using dynamic-language frameworks like Ruby on Rails or Django. Adjacent experience will be considered, too.

• Experience with (or at) nonprofits or political groups.
• Experience touching multiple aspects of a software business, such as development, design, cloud and database administration, support, releases, QA, sales, and management.
• Experience with one or more of the specific technologies we use. ActionKit is written in Python using the Django framework, backed by a MySQL database, and hosted in AWS.

At this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require current or future sponsorship for employment authorization.

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Our Culture

At NGP VAN, we foster an inclusive, equitable culture where every team member belongs and contributes to meaningful impact. Read more about our values and culture here.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being and growth - explore full details here.

Compensation and benefits for this role apply to full-time employees in the United States and may vary based on local standards, laws and norms. Pay is determined by location, skills, experience, and education, and is one part of NGP VAN's total rewards package, which may also include bonuses, incentives, equity, and a comprehensive benefits program.

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Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

At NGP VAN, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please submit a request.