Opportunities
With Bonfire-Backed Companies

Location: New York

Working Time: Full-Time

Department: Engineering

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We’re looking for an experienced and skilled senior full stack engineer to join our team of 12. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will play a crucial hands-on role in leading the design, development, and maintenance of our web applications while actively contributing to the codebase. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions and drive the technical direction of our projects.💡 Interested? Email us your resume at: careers@abstract.us

Who Are We?

• Our Mission: Increase government transparency to connect and empower. We're building the first "gateway" that helps businesses and individuals make sense of messy government data.
• Why: Corporations, lawyers, lobbyists, non-profits, and individuals alike are still using spreadsheets and archaic government websites to understand how bills impact their industry. They deserve a 21st century tool that streamlines how we make sense of pending legislation, and enables a more transparent and accessible lobbying process.
• Investors: $9M raised from Bonfire Ventures, Communitas (frmr CEO @Thomson Reuters), Tom Spengler (CEO @Granicus), WndrCo, Motivate Venture Capital, Amplify.LA, StageVP, Jarl Mohn (Founder of E! & Former CEO of MTV & NPR), Nick Allen (Founding Product Designer at Snapchat), and Hon. Tony Coelho (Former Congressman, US House Majority Whip, & Primary Sponsor of American Disabilities Act).
• Customers: Include Fortune 500 Companies, AM Law 100 Global Law Firms, and Government Organizations
• Team: Passionate and hungry (both literally and figuratively), looking to build cool stuff to benefit everyone!
• Where: we are a small team primarily based in NYC.
  
  

Your Background

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, managing project timelines and deliverables.
• Familiarity with modern web frameworks: experience with frameworks such as Remix and NextJS (ideally 5+ years).
• Front-end languages: proficiency with HTML, CSS, Typescript, and Javascript.
• Database knowledge: strong knowledge of relational and non-relational databases.
• Cloud services: experience building with and deploying to AWS/GCP
• Passionate about Code Quality and Testing: Ensure code quality through code reviews, implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaboration and Communication: ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment.
• Fast Learner: You quickly learn new concepts, and you easily pick up new skills.
• Determination: You love challenges, and persist when problems become complex.
• Passionate: You’re passionate about politics and increasing government transparency. 🗽
  
  

Bonus Points

• Previous experience in a managerial or leadership role
• Knowledge of Python
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch and experience in implementing search functionality
• Experience with DevOps practices, along with an understanding of security best practices and performance optimization
• Experience with infrastructure as code, ideally Terraform
  
  

Perks and Benefits Autonomy 🚀

• Full autonomy in a high-growth startup.
• Work with a small tight-knit team, passionate about making government more transparent and accessible via thoughtful design that is relied on by countless organizations for their daily work.
  
  

Generous Time Off 🏝

• Unlimited PTO & Sick Leave
• Paid Federal Holidays + Election Day 🇺🇲
  
  

💡 Interested? Email us your resume at: careers@abstract.us

At Abstract, we're cognizant of systemic issues in our industry that have created inequalities in opportunity for many communities. We acknowledge the fact that women and underrepresented minorities are hesitant to apply for a role they feel they don't check all the boxes for. Even if you don't check all the boxes in this posting, we highly encourage you to apply anyway! It would be our pleasure to get to know you and see if you're a fit for any of our teams.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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