Tech Leaders (Front-End and Back-End) Virtual

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Project
You will lead a small team of software developers to develop a prototype of a unique, highly interactive program that engages 16-19-year-olds in all the information they need to become financially successful. In the beginning of the program, Teens will discuss some information with parents or guardians that lead to discussions about household finances and ideas on how their household can navigate the financial impact of the pandemic.

Organization

App to Succeed, Inc. is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization that aims to end American Poverty by engaging at risk Americans with the information they need to become financially successful no matter what their current circumstances.

Front-End Tech Leader

As Front-End Tech Leader, you will lead and coach a team of software developers to complete in a unique prototype that is state-of-the-art and represents the the qualities of the actual program. You will oversee the completion of the front-end development of UXUI design and functionality with the user stories created by the Product Owners. You may collaborate with the Back-End Tech Leader to connect the front end with the back end. You may also do some coding or researching yourself, as needed or desired.

We have been using: Angular Platform, JavaScript, CSS, html, MySQL, GitHub


Back-End Tech Leader

Do you have advanced Angular skills? Are you proficient in AWS S3 or can you learn it quickly? Can you grasp a project's architecture easily?

Work with developers or independently to create the interface between database and front end? Join us as we finish a prototype within 3 months. You will also help developers as needed. We work in a modified Agile methodology in one week sprints, using Jira. Your attendance at most meetings is preferred. Meetings are held from 6-7 p.m. EST, Tuesday and every other Wednesday nights for one hour. Connecting database to the front end is key to an engaging, gamified, online app, that can eliminate poverty in the United States.

We have been using: Angular Platform, AngularJS, AWS S3, NodeJS, MongoDB, and Express

For Both (Front-End and Back-End) Tech Leaders
The project goal is to finish development of a prototype of the program for beta testing and fundraising purposes by Spring 2021 or sooner. About 90% of the front-end is researched, designed and has written user stories ready. An estimated 60% is developed. The database has been built but the part for interactivity between the program and database needs to be developed.

Although the headquarters is in Stamford, CT, the entire team works remotely. Meetings are held by teleconferencing and we use Slack and email as a primary means of communicating.

Responsibilities

You will:

• Be the point person for the front end or back end development.
• Work with the our product owners and share the work with, and coach developers.
• Collaborate with POs as to priorities.
• Participate in meetings, at least once every two weeks, Wednesday night meetings from 6-7 p..m. EST.
• Build part of the functionality for database that saves all user input, tracks information and automatically provides information when appropriate.
• You will trouble shoot as needed for developers.
• You will be available at designated times for developers or PO questions and/or respond promptly when developers have questions.
• You will encourage developers to try assignments that will fulfill their volunteer objectives.
• You will work with the other tech leader, as needed, to work out the technical details of connecting the back end to the front end.
• Make sure the database is set up to interface with the software program and Website in a way that can be easily understood by teams in the future.
• Update starting information for onboarding developers.
• On occasion, help on-board new developers.
• Plan for the database to be completed, tested and debugged model by Fall, 2020
• Leave, in writing, all of the information the next tech leader will need to know.

Compensation

As a nonprofit organization, we are not yet able to pay our volunteers and interns, but we do offer other forms of compensation.

1. Those who exceed expectations and make a significant contribution to the project will receive a personal letter of reference, as well as #2 and #3 below, upon request.

2. For completing your volunteer commitment, your name will be acknowledged on the organization’s website and in the credits of the software program when published and #3.

3. Volunteers who meet expectations and complete their assignments well enough to use in the program, will receive a service certificate upon request.

4. Volunteers benefit from the personal finance information they learn my working on the project.

5. Flexibility:

• Hours are flexible to accommodate your schedule.
• Work is done remotely so you save the time and expense of commuting by communicating through Slack, JIRA, and teleconferencing; Staying in good health by avoiding exposure to pandemic.
• Start dates and end dates are flexible. (For this assignment: strong preference to start now and stay until prototype is complete. Targeting late spring 2021).
• A minimum commitment of 10-15 hours per week for this position.