Senior Django Developer at Do Gooder
Introduction
We're looking for passionate social good technologists who give a damn to join us on our mission to hack open democracy.
We're expanding our global campaign platform for good across the world and we're looking for a senior developer to help us get there. The platform, developed and maintained by our CTO, himself a Django core developer and a team of experienced UX designers and activists has been operating for 4 years and is on the cusp of accelerated growth.
We're hacking open democracy by creating powerful advocacy tools that make our voices harder to ignore in the halls of power. We're just getting started and already we've helped show what's possible when you give pro campaigners the tools they need to succeed.
We’ve fundraised to save rainforests in Ecuador, supported independent media, helped save Australia's Tasmanian forest from World Heritage delisting, saved solar energy tariffs, supported conservation of wildlife, helped Oregon in the US go coal free, reduced human rights abuses in multiple countries and even helped save Beagle puppies from chemical testing.
Our platform is robust, built on strong foundations and is already used by major organisations like WWF, the Australian Conservation Foundation, consumer groups, Sea Shepherd, Sum of Us, Greenpeace and many more in 6 countries around the world and expanding
We need you to join us as we develop our road map which includes exciting geo-gov open data work, complex AI form builders, robust DDOS proof scalable infrastructure, world leading civic engagement tech and more (see below).
The Role
We are looking to hire an experienced Web Developer proficient in Python and Django. You'll work closely with our CTO and our activist CEO to architect this revolutionary new platform with action tools never before imagined for activist platforms.
Specific platform enhancements for which you’ll be involved in : (include but are not limited to):
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Help us build automated politician database tools to ensure elected representatives are always contactable, and accountable.
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Build a suite of cutting edge action tools that go way beyond email or traditional online actions
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Design and build a distributed architecture to allow campaigners to spawn and manage a thousand local campaigns
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Build an integrated email campaigning engine to allow laser focussed targeting of decision makers
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Build multilingual campaign features
Collaborate with groundbreaking open gov projects like Open States, Populus and many others
Good skills to have
A degree in Computer Science or related field
4+ years designing and building a range of medium sized LAMP infrastructures (CMS websites, SaaS platforms, etc.)
System administration skills
4+ years using Django
HTML5, CSS, Javascript, XHTML, AJAX, React JS
UML, Information Architecture, Responsive Interface Design
Experience using Git (we use Assembla)
Understanding of Agile Development methodology
A collaborative approach to getting things done
Good things to know
We're offering equity and great salary options for the right developer. Ideally located in Sydney but open to remote work if the fit is right.
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