Software Engineer – 6 to 12 Month Contract

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $50 - $75 / hour

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🟠 Senior

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Unify America

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

⚖️ Legal

Consulting • Healthcare • Legal

Unify America is an organization dedicated to fostering civic engagement and collaboration among Americans. Through interactive programs and events like the Unify Challenge and College Bowl, it encourages communities to address pressing public challenges by promoting dialogue and cooperation across different perspectives. By partnering with educational institutions, Unify America equips students with the civic skills needed for effective leadership and problem-solving in a diverse society.

📋 Description

• Build and maintain features across the TypeScript/Node.js backend and Vue.js front end • Ship features end to end and shape technical decisions • Design and update data models in MongoDB and PostgreSQL with senior-engineer review • Use AWS services including Lambda, S3, Aurora, DynamoDB, and IAM to develop and deploy work • Write clean, tested, maintainable code • Participate constructively in code reviews • Help build the new civic assembly platform, including modules within a plugin-based architecture • Communicate progress, blockers, and questions clearly and proactively • Collaborate with the CTO, product manager, program teams, and senior engineers • Mentor other engineers • Contribute to platforms powering Unify America's civic engagement programs

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience • Solid experience with TypeScript and NodeJS • Experience with Django and Python • Experience with VueJS (preferred) or React • Working experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, including designing sensible schemas for well-scoped features without relying on AI tools • Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, S3, Aurora, DynamoDB, and IAM • Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, or ChatGPT judiciously • Clear communication skills and comfort working asynchronously on a distributed team • Initiative, reliability, and commitment to quality over volume • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred • Relevant certifications, bootcamp credentials, or equivalent professional experience welcome • Experience with NestJS is nice to have • Familiarity with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools is nice to have • Experience in nonprofit, civic tech, or education technology is nice to have • Must be a resident of the United States • Application must include a cover letter and resume in one combined PDF • Must indicate history of working as a contractor and usual contracting structure

🏖️ Benefits

• Healthy, appreciative, feedback-driven workplace • Flexible remote work arrangement • Contract opportunity with 30–40 hours of work per week for 6–12 months