Would you like the opportunity to put your development skills to use and have a real impact on the 2020 Elections? Do you want to be hands-on in the day-to-day of coding and have product development oversight? Do you have what it takes to think strategically on how to develop Mothership’s proprietary digital analytics and software platform? Do you want to work in an environment that thrives on open communication and getting the job done? Then Mothership’s software development team may be right for you.
THE COMPANY:
Mothership Strategies is a top-ranking Democratic digital fundraising and advocacy firm. We are experts in engaging grassroots supporters online through digital fundraising, digital advocacy, and online advertising. Mothership has raised over $300 million for some of the largest Democratic campaigns and progressive causes. We work collaboratively to create industry-leading tactics and engagement strategies for campaigns of all sizes. We are a motivated and passionate team that loves taking ownership of tasks, solving problems, and working towards results. When Democratic candidates and organizations need to unite millions of supporters to raise money online, they call us.
THE POSITION:
We are looking to expand our Software Development team, which currently consists of one awesome developer, with an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer. The starting pay range is $120,000 to $130,000 annually depending on experience. You will be in charge of running our proprietary digital analytics and software platform: Telescope.
OTHER KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, develop, and maintain Telescope allowing our digital strategists to shatter the fundraising and advertising goals of our Democratic clients.
- Participate in and contribute to a full project life cycle, including gathering requirements, system design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support of applications.
- Work on the jHipster stack - Spring backend, Angular frontend.
- Use MySQL and MongoDB to query, search, and help analyze internally and externally stored data.
YOU'RE A GOOD FIT IF YOU HAVE:
- 5 - 10 years experience in software development
- Strong understanding of object oriented methodologies
- 5+ years of hands-on experience developing with Java
- Working knowledge of MySQL, Git and basic CI tools, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (Angular JS), Websockets, Java (with Spring), Spring-Boot and Spring-Security
- Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (Elasticbeanstalk, EC2, RDS, S3)
- Ability to work with and develop RESTful services
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
- Experience with performance and/or security testing
- Experience working with CRMs such as Blue State Digital and ActionKit, and fundraising platforms such as ActBlue preferred but not required.
THE LOCATION
Mothership Strategies is located at 1328 Florida Avenue NW (near 14th st.), in a residential area of Washington DC, close to Historic U St. We are metro accessible and located in a 2 story, open concept office.
WHY ELSE SHOULD YOU APPLY?
- Competitive Salary
- Bonus Program
- Excellent Benefits (Including Student Loan Repayment)
- LinkedIn Learning
- Access to top tier technology (Macbook Environment)
- Fully stocked kitchen
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY
Mothership Strategies is an equal opportunity employer. As an organization that fights for progressive values nationwide, we’re committed to building a community based on diversity and inclusion at all levels. To that end, we strictly prohibit discrimination based on age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Applicants of all backgrounds who are passionate about progressive politics are able and encouraged to apply!
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