ControlShift Software Engineer

ControlShift works with progressive advocacy organizations, campaigns, and movements by offering tools for distributed member-led campaigns, events and groups.

We’re looking for a Full Stack Software Engineering Contractor to join us in building and improving the ControlShift platform. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is motivated by purpose-driven work.

Our tech stack includes Ruby on Rails, Vue.js and ES6 deployed on AWS. We are passionate about software engineering practices, applying Continuous Delivery supported by a complete suite of automated unit and acceptance tests, a robust code reviewing process and metrics monitoring.

Skills and qualifications

• Experience writing ambitious software for the web.
• Experience with a modern javascript framework like React or Vue.js.
• Experience with a model-view-controller web framework like Rails, Express, or Django.
• Experience with or openness to working remotely as part of a collaborative team.
• A passion for positive and progressive social change, and using technology to organize people towards those goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in English.
  

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the rest of the engineering team to deliver new features of the ControlShift web application.
• Participate in peer code review, technical planning and architectural decision making.