EA - Senior Software Engineer

Bonterra; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonterra / NGP VAN is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Fundraising & Compliance Engineering team. You will help build and scale tools powering fundraising, compliance, and election readiness, supporting democracy at scale.

You will design and own features, mentor peers, and collaborate with product and cross-functional teams while leveraging ASP.NET, ReactJS, SQL Server, Azure, AWS, Redis, and ElasticSearch, including AI-assisted development practices.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in software engineering (typically 5 years).
• Strong understanding of web scalability challenges and solutions.
• Willingness to use AI coding tools to enhance development workflow.
• Comfort working independently on complex, less-defined problems and proposing solutions.
• Experience mentoring peers and participating in architecture discussions.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Technical Leadership: participate in system design decisions for complex features and subsystems.
• Identify opportunities to simplify scope, reduce code complexity, and eliminate technical debt.
• Mentorship & Code Stewardship: mentor peers through code reviews and design collaboration.
• Feature Ownership: design and implement features for fundraising, compliance, and election readiness workflows; maintain third-party integrations.
• AI-Assisted Development: apply AI coding tools and write clear specs for AI-assisted development.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: work with product management and cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive solutions.

Skills

Software engineering

AI coding tools

Mentoring peers

Independent problem solving

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ReactJS

C#

ASP.NET

SQL Server

Azure

Redis

ElasticSearch

AWS

Job description

US Based Salary: $96,153.85 - $130,000 DOE

About Us NGP VAN is the winningest technology platform in the history of democratic and progressive causes, working tirelessly to innovate and advance the technology our clients rely on to bolster our democracy. We help power the trailblazers, campaigners, and advocates fighting up and down the ticket for equality, racial justice, reproductive freedom, democracy, climate reform, and more— including the national Democratic committees and progressive organizations, thousands of Democratic campaigns, hundreds of labor unions, advocacy organizations, progressive and non‑partisan PACs, and other organizations.

About the Role Bonterra / NGP VAN — Fundraising & Compliance Engineering Team We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join Bonterra/NGP VAN's Fundraising & Compliance Engineering team. You'll help build and scale the tools that power how progressive campaigns and nonprofits raise money and accurately track and report that activity — work that directly supports election readiness and democratic participation at scale. This role offers the opportunity to work on industry-leading applications using modern technologies including ASP.NET, ReactJS, SQL Server, Azure, AWS, Redis, ElasticSearch, and Auth0 for authentication and identity management.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Technical Leadership: Participate in system design decisions for complex features and subsystems. Propose approaches that balance performance, maintainability, scalability, and business needs.
• Identify opportunities to simplify scope, reduce code complexity, and eliminate technical debt proactively.
• Mentorship & Code Stewardship: Mentor peers through thoughtful code reviews, design collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Model engineering best practices and help raise the technical bar across your team.
• Feature Ownership: Design and implement features for fundraising, compliance, and election readiness workflows. Develop and maintain third‑party integrations. Deliver high‑quality, maintainable code that meets performance, security, and scalability standards.
• AI‑Assisted Development: Apply AI coding tools independently to accelerate complex work. Write clear, well‑defined specs that enable effective AI‑assisted development and evaluate AI‑generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration: Work with product management and cross‑functional engineering teams to ensure cohesive solutions and strong alignment across the platform.

Requirements

• Significant experience or a strong foundation in software engineering — typically 5 years
• Solid understanding of web scalability challenges and solutions
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to use AI coding tools to enhance your development workflow
• Comfort working independently on complex, less‑defined problems and proposing solutions
• Experience mentoring peers and participating in architecture discussions
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience, or equivalent skills
• Strong JavaScript skills, especially with ReactJS
• Proficiency in C# and ASP.NET
• Experience working with SQL Server; candidates with deeper experience in performance tuning or query optimization are encouraged to highlight that
• Experience in political software, campaign technology, or election readiness
• Hands‑on experience with Azure, Redis, and ElasticSearch
• Experience with AWS cloud services
• Experience building or integrating AI/LLM‑powered product features
• Experience with third‑party API integrations

Why Join Us

• You will join a diverse, inclusive organization that celebrates each individual’s unique background and expertise, helping to power impact through shared values and a collective vision.
• Build tools that support fundraising, compliance, and election readiness for progressive campaigns and nonprofits
• Collaborate with forward‑thinking teams using cutting‑edge AI tools
• Work in a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and impact
• Enjoy competitive compensation and benefits

We value diverse perspectives and encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by CWA Local 1101, 1400, 2336, or 13000.

At this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require current or future sponsorship for employment authorization.

Our Culture

At NGP VAN, we foster an inclusive, equitable culture where every team member belongs and contributes to meaningful impact.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well‑being and growth.

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. Pay is determined by location, skills, experience, and education, and is one part of NGP VAN's total rewards package, which may also include bonuses, incentives, equity, and a comprehensive benefits program.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

At NGP VAN, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For too long, the people behind the scenes of social good have used cumbersome paper and spreadsheets or outdated technology created for sales teams to report on outcomes for their organizations—methods and tools that reduce the amount of time they could spend doing good, fail to uncover valuable insights and details around outcomes of their good work, and even lead to disengagement and turnover. At Bonterra, we’re changing that. We work with nonprofit organizations, public agencies, corporations, philanthropic organizations, and foundations to help connect with donors and volunteers, distribute grants and funds, drive fundraising and grant acquisition, manage casework, and measure outcomes and impact. Today, Bonterra’s technology enables over 15,000 nonprofit organizations do more good and powers more than 50% of the Fortune 100’s philanthropic giving efforts. We exclusively cater to the unique needs of social good organizations with intuitive technology, powerful analytics, and easy‑to‑use reporting. Quite simply: We power those who power social impact.