EA - Senior Software Engineer

Bonterra Tech•Columbia, DC

2d•Remote

About The Position

NGP VAN is the winningest technology platform in the history of democratic and progressive causes, working tirelessly to innovate and advance the technology our clients rely on to bolster our democracy. We help power the trailblazers, campaigners, and advocates fighting up and down the ticket for equality, racial justice, reproductive freedom, democracy, climate reform, and more— including the national Democratic committees and progressive organizations, thousands of Democratic campaigns, hundreds of labor unions, advocacy organizations, progressive and non-partisan PACs, and other organizations. Bonterra / NGP VAN — Fundraising & Compliance Engineering Team We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join Bonterra/NGP VAN's Fundraising & Compliance Engineering team. You'll help build and scale the tools that power how progressive campaigns and nonprofits raise money and accurately track and report that activity — work that directly supports election readiness and democratic participation at scale. This role offers the opportunity to work on industry-leading applications using modern technologies including ASP.NET, ReactJS, SQL Server, Azure, AWS, Redis, ElasticSearch, and Auth0 for authentication and identity management.

Requirements

Significant experience or a strong foundation in software engineering — typically 5 years
Solid understanding of web scalability challenges and solutions
Demonstrated willingness and ability to use AI coding tools to enhance your development workflow
Comfort working independently on complex, less-defined problems and proposing solutions
Experience mentoring peers and participating in architecture discussions
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Nice To Haves

7+ years of software development experience, or equivalent skills
Strong JavaScript skills, especially with ReactJS
Proficiency in C# and ASP.NET
Experience working with SQL Server; candidates with deeper experience in performance tuning or query optimization are encouraged to highlight that
Experience in political software, campaign technology, or election readiness
Hands-on experience with Azure, Redis, and ElasticSearch
Experience with AWS cloud services
Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-powered product features
Experience with third-party API integrations

Responsibilities

Participate in system design decisions for complex features and subsystems.
Propose approaches that balance performance, maintainability, scalability, and business needs.
Identify opportunities to simplify scope, reduce code complexity, and eliminate technical debt proactively.
Mentor peers through thoughtful code reviews, design collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
Model engineering best practices and help raise the technical bar across your team.
Design and implement features for fundraising, compliance, and election readiness workflows.
Develop and maintain third-party integrations.
Deliver high-quality, maintainable code that meets performance, security, and scalability standards.
Apply AI coding tools independently to accelerate complex work.
Write clear, well-defined specs that enable effective AI-assisted development and evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability.
Work with product management and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure cohesive solutions and strong alignment across the platform.