EA-Senior Software Engineer

Bonterra•Remote-US-Massachusetts, FL

1d•$96,154 - $150,000

About The Position

We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join Bonterra/NGP VAN's Political, Fundraising, and Engagement Engineering team. You'll own complex features and subsystems in industry-leading voter/donor management platforms used by progressive campaigns and nonprofits worldwide. You'll combine deep technical depth with systems thinking, identifying technical debt, proposing architectural improvements, and mentoring peers across engineering and QA teams.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software development experience
Deep hands-on experience with both C# and JavaScript / ReactJS
Strong foundation in SQL Server and relational database query design
Experience building or maintaining APIs, third-party integrations, or distributed systems
Understanding of web scalability challenges (caching strategies, data modeling, async patterns)
Comfortable using AI development tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, etc.) in your day-to-day workflow
Comfort with mentoring and participating in architecture discussions
Alignment to work with Democratic political campaigns and progressive nonprofits

Nice To Haves

Worked on election technology, campaign tools, or mission-driven products
Hands-on experience with Redis, ElasticSearch, or similar tools in production
AWS or Azure cloud services experience
Mobile integrations (iOS/Android/React Native)
Experience building features that integrate AI/LLM capabilities

Responsibilities

Participate in system design decisions for complex features.
Propose approaches that balance performance, maintainability, scalability, and business needs.
Identify opportunities to simplify scope, reduce code complexity, and eliminate technical debt.
Mentor junior and peer engineers through code reviews and design collaboration.
Model best practices and drive technical excellence.
Work closely with QA to ensure quality standards are met and maintained.
Design and implement complex features for voter/donor management, third-party integrations, and AI-powered enhancements.
Deliver high-quality, maintainable code that meets performance, security, and scalability standards.
Proactively identify anomalies, inefficiencies, and technical gaps.
Propose and champion improvements that enhance product health.
Partner with product and data teams to measure impact.