Software Engineer II, Payments

WHO WE ARE:

ActBlue is a nonprofit that builds tech and infrastructure for Democratic campaigns, progressive-aligned causes, and people trying to make an impact in order to fuel long-term, people-powered change. If you’ve ever given online to a Democrat or progressive organization, chances are you’ve used our powerful online fundraising platform.

We put power in the hands of small-dollar donors and help thousands of groups — from presidential candidates to environmental organizations — build grassroots movements. We envision a democracy where everyone looking to make progressive people-powered change can easily and effectively deploy their resources, energy, and creativity to shape our country and futures. Each and every one of us, from the political activists to the tech innovators to the customer service pros, is fully committed to our mission.

THE OPPORTUNITY: 

As a Software Engineer II, you will serve a pivotal role on ActBlue’s newly formed Payments team. You will work with your teammates to elevate the fundraising and donating experiences for users of our platform by engineering innovative user-facing payment solutions and enhancing the financial accessibility of our tools.

Our engineering and product organization is made up of 75+ empathetic and passionate people and is continuing to grow! We’re organized into cross-functional teams that operate independently in alignment with broader organizational goals. We work with Ruby on Rails, Postgres, React, Typescript, GraphQL, and other technologies.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Collaborate with software engineers, product teams, and design teams to develop new user-facing payment features for donors and fundraising entities of all sizes.
• Design products and systems with performance in mind so all users have a great experience on our platform.
• Work across the stack, using Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL daily.
• Improve platform performance and maintainability through quality code, testing, monitoring, and documentation.
• Ensure product and feature quality through thorough PR reviews and QA testing.
• Engage with and contribute to technical discussions around new solutions and architecture.
• Grow as an individual and increase your impact on the success of your team and the progressive movement with the support of your manager.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture aligned with our values.

WHAT YOU BRING:

Here is a non-exhaustive list of things we’re looking for:

• 3+ years or equivalent of professional experience working as a team member and delivering projects.
• Experience developing payment systems.
• Experience working with payment processors, particularly Stripe.
• Experience working with payment services APIs such as Google Pay or Apple Pay.
• A track record of delivering timely, high-quality features while collaborating with product and design to resolve ambiguity and prioritize high-impact work.
• A demonstrated ability to write extensible, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Expertise and creativity when it comes to delivering value fast, with a focus on MVPs, frequent deployments, scope negotiations, and demos.
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability. You care about helping your team deliver their roadmap and achieve the strategic outcomes of the work.
• An inclusive and empathetic working style, particularly in a remote and distributed work environment.
• Eagerness to learn and grow your skills as an engineer for all parts of the stack.
• A passion for software and ActBlue’s mission to build people-powered movements.

BONUS POINTS IF…:

• You have experience with Native App development.
• You have development experience with Ruby on Rails and React.
• You are proficient with Postgres.
• You have AWS Certifications.
• You have experience working with webhooks.

LOCATION AND COMPENSATION: 

This posting is for a full-time, remote, salaried position. Travel may be required on a limited basis to attend all-staff and departmental retreats (1-2 times per year). Additional travel may be required for select positions. ATS is currently authorized to support remote work employees in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C. and Wisconsin.

Salary Range Details: $136,611 - $151,437 - $166,263

Salary Range: 

ActBlue is committed to consistent compensation practices across our organization.  Final salary offers will take into account factors such as candidate experience, interview performance and current team salary parity. 

BENEFITS:

• Flexible work schedules and an unlimited time-off policy
• Fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families; plus fully-paid health reimbursement arrangement to use for out of pocket expenses and fully-paid short- and long-term disability 
• Fully paid basic and AD&D life insurance and a voluntary supplemental life insurance option
• Dependent and health care flexible spending account options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits for employees 
• Automatic 2% Employer-paid 401K contribution, plus up to an additional 6% match on employee contributions
• A minimum of three months paid medical, family and parental leave (for all new parents, adoptions included)
• Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employees
• Additional perks including quarterly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times

ActBlue is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.

Bargaining Unit position: The terms and conditions of this position are subject to a collective bargaining agreement with the Communications Workers of America, the exclusive bargaining agent of covered ActBlue Technical Services employees.

INCLUSION STATEMENT:

ActBlue is deeply committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity. We commit to retaining, developing, recruiting, and hiring a diverse staff community. We honor the dignity of all. We celebrate their unique qualities. And we recognize the wide range of human differences, backgrounds, and intersectional identities that enrich the workspace and help us better meet our mission. If you feel a connection to our mission and see your interests reflected in this job description we encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet every requirement. 

ActBlue is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the interview and employment process, including using our online system to apply for a position. If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact us at [email protected] to get started.