Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bonterra exists to propel every doer of good to their peak impact, aiming to increase the giving rate as a percentage of GDP from 2% to 3% by 2033. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain microservices, develop RESTful APIs, and collaborate with a mission-driven team to create impactful software solutions for nonprofits.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain reliable microservices within a large-scale distributed architecture using Go for backend APIs and Angular for frontend applications
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, ensuring robust service-to-service communication and integration
- Build scalable Angular UI applications and contribute to shared component libraries that support high-quality, consistent user experiences across the platform
- Work within a microservices ecosystem where each service is independently deployable, using Kubernetes/Helm for orchestration and deployment
- Implement comprehensive testing strategies using Ginkgo for Go services (unit, integration, smoke tests) and Jest/Cypress for Angular applications
- Take ownership of complex technical challenges across the full stack, making architectural decisions that span multiple microservices, and contribute to the full software lifecycle — from sprint planning and ticket refinement to implementation, peer reviews, and demos
- Drive technical initiatives and influence technical direction across the platform, evaluating tradeoffs and introducing improvements that benefit multiple teams
- Use AI as a force multiplier. Experiment with LLMs, agentic tools, and AI-integrated features to accelerate development, streamline workflows, and create smarter user experiences
- Embrace change as a catalyst for continuous improvement and team efficiency
- Work closely with product managers, designers, QA engineers, and other developers to build intuitive features that meet user needs and align with our mission
- Lead and mentor junior and mid-level engineers through thoughtful code reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance. Model best practices and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive engineering culture
Skills
- 3+ years of full-stack software development experience, including work on production systems
- Strong experience with Go for backend development, including building RESTful APIs and microservices
- Proficiency with Angular (preferably Angular 15+) and TypeScript for frontend development
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture, including service discovery, inter-service communication, and distributed system patterns
- Experience with REST API design and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
- Experience with MySQL in production environments, including schema design and query optimization
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/Helm)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices in Kubernetes environments
- Experience with comprehensive testing frameworks (unit, integration, and e2e testing)
- Comfortable working in AWS or similar cloud environments
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to evaluate tradeoffs and make thoughtful implementation decisions that affect multiple services in a distributed system context
- Enthusiastic about learning and leveraging AI tools to improve development efficiency and product capabilities
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Experience working in large-scale microservices environments (50+ services)
- Track record of driving technical initiatives or improvements across teams
- Experience mentoring junior and mid-level engineers and helping them grow their skills
- Experience with system design and making technical decisions in complex distributed environments
- Ability to evaluate and introduce new technologies, patterns, and tools to improve the development stack
- Familiarity with Ginkgo testing framework for Go or Jest/Cypress for Angular applications
- Experience with code generation tools and build automation (Mage or similar tools)
- Knowledge of Helm chart development and Kubernetes deployment strategies
- Understanding of JWT-based authentication and role-based authorization systems
- Familiarity with nonprofit or social good technology challenges is a bonus
Benefits
- Bonuses
- Incentives
- Equity
- A comprehensive benefits program
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being and growth - explore full details here.
- Compensation and benefits for this role apply to full-time employees in the United States and may vary based on local standards, laws and norms.
Company Overview
Bonterra is a social good software company. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.bonterratech.com.