Engineering Manager (Multiple Openings)

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:

Our engineering team is growing and we will be adding Engineering Managers to lead our Internal Tools and Downballot teams. As an organization that processes millions in contributions a day for thousands of campaigns and organizations, the Internal Tools team is critical in ensuring we have reliable and efficient internal workflows that can serve the complex needs of our users at scale. Our Downballot team will be at the forefront of driving our product strategy and will lead a newly formed team of software engineers in serving the unique needs of state and local campaigns in our communities.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Identify and mitigate issues, risks, and barriers to inclusive, successful engineering practices.
• Internal Tools: Scale and manage one or two of our existing engineering teams responsible for payments product initiatives and internal tooling.
• Promote strong and transparent communication channels both internally and with cross-functional stakeholders across the organization.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning and excellence. Cultivate a healthy, transparent, and collaborative remote-fist culture rooted in psychological safety.
• Downballot: Lay the foundation for a new team. Recruit, support and mentor a team of three to four software engineers.
• Facilitate technical decision making with an emphasis on maintainability, scalability, and performance for complex workflows that align with best practices, software development methodologies, and coding standards.
• Provide guidance and support to team members, encouraging professional development through regular feedback and growth opportunities
• Oversee the end-to-end software development process while championing a user-centric approach to iterate and improve on product features.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand unique user needs.
• Partner heavily with product, design, and other cross-functional stakeholders to drive the team's vision, strategy, and long-term roadmap. Translate business goals into actionable plans.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• People management experience: 3-5+ years of experience supporting a team of individual contributors at multiple levels.
• Prior experience starting and leading new engineering teams with a focus on building user-centric product.
• Strong communication skills with a team-centric and remote-reliant approach to discussion and collaboration.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, diversity, and fostering a strong sense of belonging on teams.
• A successful track record recruiting, retaining, and growing engineering teams.
• Strong leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to build trust and consensus across teams and stakeholders.
• Experience in providing project management and organizational support on complex technical projects end to end

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE…

• Background or experience in electoral politics and/or the political technology space
• Previous experience in payments, b2b, and/or two-sided marketplaces
• Previous experience working with Ruby on Rails and React

LOCATION AND COMPENSATION:

This posting is for a full-time, remote, salaried position. ATS is currently authorized to support remote work employees in California, Connecticut, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, 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:

Salary Range: $174,000 - $190,000

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
• Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employees
• Dependent and health care flexible spending account options
• Fully paid basic and AD&D life insurance and a voluntary supplemental life insurance option
• 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
• A minimum of three months paid medical, family and parental leave (for all new parents, adoptions included)
• Automatic 2% Employer-paid 401K contribution, plus up to an additional 6% match on employee contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits for employees
• Additional perks including quarterly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times

Supervisory role not part of the Bargaining Unit position: Certain employees who report to this position may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

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.