Associate Software Developer

Term: Part-time, 15 hours per week

Rate: $40/hour

Reports to: Senior Director of Strategy  

Location: Remote 

This is a Union-eligible position.
 

About us:

Gen-Z for Change is a collective of Gen-Z organizers that leverage the power of social media, code, and creators to educate our generation, mobilize civic participation, and make a tangible difference on the ground. We have direct, trusted relationships with Gen-Z content creators and have a front-row seat to the misinformation and disinformation pumped into social media platforms. 

Through our 501(c)(4) Gen-Z For Change and 501(c)(3) entity Gen-Z For Civic Engagement, we will be able to effectively fulfill our mission of educating and engaging the Gen-Z audience on multiple platforms, inspiring them to take action both in their own communities and at the ballot box.

Job Overview: 

• Software Developers play a pivotal role in crafting tools that enhance digital civic engagement and support our mission to drive progressive change. This role will be responsible for developing and maintaining user-friendly applications that empower our audience, primarily using Python, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

NOTE: This is the stack we currently use, but we’re always open to technologists with different competencies who are eager to creatively use technology to challenge the status quo. 

Responsibilities:

• Ideate, design, and develop interactive, responsive, and accessible applications with the Strategy Department’s development team.
• Maintain and update existing digital tools, incorporating feedback and addressing any issues promptly.
• Maintain written documentation of new digital tools.
• Actively participate in brainstorming sessions and feedback reviews to contribute to continuous improvement.
• Experiment with new technologies and approaches to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of our digital tools.
• Attending Gen-Z for Change’s weekly All Hands meeting and the Strategy Department’s weekly meetings.
• Initiate meetings and communicate consistently and proactively with the Senior Director of Strategy as needed to maintain projects. 

Skills & Qualifications:

• Portfolio of creative & technical projects
• Experience developing back-end or full-stack applications
• Experience in Python, including common libraries (e.g. numpy, requests, pandas, scrapy, selenium, etc.)
• Experience with GitHub
• Experience building & incorporating APIs into technical projects
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform 
• Familiarity with cloud computing & containerization
• Willingness to pick up new technologies to expand the scope of digital organizing
• Understanding and familiarity with grassroots organizing and social issues
• Understanding of ongoing fights in the youth, labor, reproductive, climate, immigration, and/or tech spaces preferred
• Curiosity, creative problem-solving skills, and a can-do attitude