Job details
Salary $80,000 a year job type full-time number of hires for this role 1
Qualifications
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Aws: 1 year (preferred)
Asp.net: 1 year (preferred)
Apis: 1 year (preferred)
Full job description
The movement:
Founded in 2016, good call is a community-centered tech nonprofit based in nyc working to disrupt the cycle of mass incarcerationOur mission is to empower communities of color and create systemic transformation by using technology and community organizing to provide immediate access to legal supportWe do this in several ways:
Good call’s arrest support hotline [ 1-833-3-goodcall] allows anyone to access free legal representation 24/7 if they or someone they know get arrested
Good call’s youth justice program provides system-involved youth the opportunity to build community organizing skills and become champions for justice literacy in their own communities
Good call advocates for policy reform in the criminal justice space
Good calls hotline and youth programming is currently focused in nyc, but our long term ambitions are nationalGood call`s software products include our user-facing website, hotline app, and lawyer dashboard web app.
The players:
We are a group of intellectually curious, empowered and motivated people with a common thread of social justice propelling us forwardWe are fueled by a passion for the eradication of white supremacy and systemic racism that routinely harm black and brown people the mostWe thrive on being creative, collaborative self-starters that truly believe our commitment to transform this destructive narrative can expand beyond nyc, and change the nation and the world.
The leadership:
Jelani anglin and gabriel leader-rose cofounded good call in 2016, motivated by a desire to use community organizing and technology to combat injustice by the police and criminal legal systemTheir dynamic and ambitious leadership is a driving force behind good callJelani anglin is a community organizer at heart, and is motivated by his belief in solidarity being the foundation for movements to succeedAs ceo, jelani provides high level guidance and makes strategic decisions alongside his co-founder and coo gabriel leader-rose.
Gabe leader-rose brings experience in technology and a dedication to anti-racism and abolitionAs coo, gabe facilitates the development of good call’s product and software, legal operations, and organizational strategy alongside jelani.
The commitment:
Good call wants to ensure that those that come along for the journey are committed to helping us write the futureWe also believe in true partnership, and want to become the premiere employer of people who are inspired by challenges, are committed to problem solving, and are as supportive as they are resourceful.
The role: senior software engineer - description
We`re looking for a senior engineer to lead and execute development for all of good call`s softwareYou will work closely with good call`s ceo and coo.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain a suite of software tools including good call`s hotline, lawyer dashboard, and internal auditing/ reporting dashboard
Manage good call`s website
Manage good call`s volunteer lawyer schedule
Monitor incoming calls, and make sure that they get followed up on
Ensuring constant availability of the platform
Build reports for team members, and other external stakeholders
Help conceptualize and lead development for new features and products, potentially including community resource guide and faq, lawyer management tools, self-help legal service tools, and mobile app
Languages + frameworks
Ruby (rails)
Node.js
React.js
Choo
Technical experience
5+ years of professional experience
You`ve worked extensively on several production rails and node apps, and are absolutely comfortable working across the whole stack
You either know react, or you`re sure you could learn it in a week or two
Qualities
Cautious and detailed
A tireless advocate for the user
You write tests and rigorously smoke test your work
Self-directed
Interested in doing non-engineering work, when needed
Details
We are looking to fill this position asapWork will be entirely remote until the end of covid, but candidates in nyc are preferred.
Details
$80k/ year, plus full benefits plan 100% covered by good call
Logistics
We`d like to see you in person from time to time, but this work can largely be remote.
Job type: full-time
Pay: $80,000.00 per year
Schedule:
Monday to friday
Education:
Bachelor`s (preferred)
Experience:
Aws: 1 year (preferred)
Asp.net: 1 year (preferred)
Apis: 1 year (preferred)
Work location:
Fully remote
Work location: remote
