Full Stack Engineer - Grants

Submittable

28d•$105,000 - $127,000•Remote

About The Position

At Submittable, we are transforming how organizations create social impact. Our platform empowers thousands of mission-driven organizations, from nonprofits to government entities, to make a difference in their communities and beyond. In 2024, our innovative software helped organizations worldwide run 30,000 programs, welcomed 1.2 million applicants, and facilitated the distribution of more than $10 billion in funding through our products on behalf of our clients. We are on a mission to help organizations accelerate their impact, so we are proud to partner with organizations focused on Equity & Social Justice, Children & Education, Creative & Arts, Health & Wellness, Economic Justice & Opportunity, and Environment & Climate. At Submittable, technology and purpose converge, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful change. We are seeking a Full Stack Engineer to join the Grants team at Submittable, where you will help deliver scalable, reliable, and intuitive solutions that power our grants management platform. In this role, you will work cross-functionally with Support, Implementation, Sales, Engineering, and QA to design, build, and maintain well-tested systems across the stack. You will contribute to platform stability and evolution while operating in a team that values clarity, iteration, and disciplined engineering practices. We are looking for engineers who excel in globally distributed, cross-functional environments and are motivated to take features from concept through production ownership.

Requirements

4+ years of professional experience contributing to, maintaining, and incrementally improving production-grade full stack applications in a distributed, cross-functional environment
Ability to rapidly understand and navigate existing product architecture and infrastructure
Experience modernizing legacy front-end applications and working with contemporary UI frameworks
Proficiency building and maintaining server-side and application-layer services
Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating event-driven or cloud-based services
Strong understanding of database performance tuning and optimization
Proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues across both legacy and modern software stacks
Familiarity with modern development patterns, system design principles, and API-driven architectures
Working knowledge of software development practices
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts
Experience working with containerized and orchestrated environments
Experience implementing and maintaining automated build, test, and deployment workflows
Demonstrated enthusiasm for problem-solving, continuous learning, and mentoring

Responsibilities

Back-End Development & APIs: Implement and enhance scalable back-end features and APIs that support product growth and platform reliability
Legacy Code Modernization: Refactor and evolve existing codebases and services to improve maintainability, performance, and long-term sustainability
Backend Architecture & Design: Design scalable, performant, and maintainable services. Identify and advocate for architectural improvements and best practices
Code Quality & Testing: Write clean, testable code and participate in peer reviews that help raise the quality of the team’s output
Technical Decision-Making: Make thoughtful tradeoffs between speed, scale, and simplicity
Cross-Functional Teamwork: Collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and product managers to define and ship new features
Documentation & Communication: Strengthen your written communication through design docs, planning notes, and pull request descriptions — key to thriving in a remote-first environment
System Ownership: Develop confidence in owning small to medium-sized services, including monitoring, on-call participation, and driving incremental improvements
Global Collaboration: Meet regularly with global team members between 9-12 AM EST

Benefits

Comprehensive health and life insurance with optional HSA, FSA, and DCA accounts
401(k) plan with employer match starting day one
Equity stock options to share in our success
Flexible hours, remote work options, and generous vacation and sick leave
Paid parental leave for mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents
Professional development stipends to support your career growth
Opportunities to participate in community outreach and volunteer programs
Monthly company-sponsored happy hours and gatherings to connect and unwind

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