Volunteer: Senior Software Engineer

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Join the We Vote Movement

We Vote has an open volunteering position for a Volunteer Senior Software Engineer who wants to develop new skills with CSS/HTML or ReactJS, or use existing application development skills to help strengthen American Democracy. We Vote is a great opportunity to get involved with supporting American Democracy.

About Us

We Vote is a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote nonprofit startup, and a celebrated Fast Forward nonprofit technology grantee. We Vote is building a movement of excellent, passionate, part-time volunteers (starting with the founders) who build mobile technologies that will touch and mobilize millions of voters on Election Day. We believe that many voters are busy, distracted, and impatient. We have a goal of providing a positive voting experience that helps people decide how to vote. More information at www.wevote.us or on Twitter @WeVote.

What You'll Do

• Install our software locally:
• https://github.com/wevote/WebApp - React-based Mobile Website, or
• https://github.com/wevote/WeVoteServer - Django/Python API Server (Mac/Unix only)
• Work with our current volunteer engineering team in Google Hangouts.
• Tackle specific issues as well as larger projects: https://github.com/wevote/WebApp/issues or https://github.com/wevote/WeVoteServer/issues

Who you are: Must haves.

• You want to work with an established and successful team. You have a passion for the latest technology and are committed to strengthening American Democracy.
• You are striving for personal excellence.
• At least 8+ hours per week during our core team hours M-F 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. We understand not everyone is in the position to put in this many hours, but less time doesn’t work for our team. Apologies in advance. (We have other engineering volunteers working 8-40 hours per week.)
• A willingness to work with and support other volunteers.

Not required, but nice to have.

• We hold our face-to-face meetings in Oakland and San Francisco CA, and would love to be able to have meetings in person.
• An academic degree or work experience in engineering.

What You’ll Gain

You will have the opportunity to touch the lives of millions of Americans and be part of a movement and product that will receive national attention. You’ll gain an opportunity to grow within the We Vote movement and meet other volunteers who are like-minded and interested in building a valuable application to empower voters across the United States. You’ll also gain valuable technical skills, have opportunities for leadership development, and expand your personal and professional network.

How to apply:

Please apply directly via our volunteers portal at: https://wevote.applytojob.com/apply/iE2zPAU9r2/Volunteer-Senior-Software-Engineer

We request that you submit your resume and a brief note/cover letter to why you are interested in We Vote and our mission