Tech Leader for Global Water Platforms

The Water Project, Inc.; New Hampshire; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Generous vacation policy

Job summary

The Water Project, Inc. is seeking a hands‑on technology leader to build, run, and improve platforms that connect donors to communities. You will lead a small team while coding and delivering features, guiding architecture and data flows to support our mission.

You will partner with programs, revenue, and finance to decide what to build, ensuring reliability, security, and usefulness across our digital ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on software development, including at least 2 years leading developers or key technical projects.
• Strong, current skills in PHP, React, and modern JavaScript, plus solid HTML and CSS with an ability to use AI tools to generate quality code.
• Experience building on and extending WordPress (custom themes, plugins, performance, and security).
• Good SQL and data modeling skills, and experience with data warehouses, ETL/ELT pipelines, and BI or dashboarding tools.
• Practical experience applying AI and machine learning in production: working with LLM APIs, building or fine‑tuning models, and evaluating their output.
• Experience with cloud hosting, CI/CD, and securing systems that handle payments and personal data.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture, roadmap, and day‑to‑day health of digital platforms (website, internal systems, donation flows, sponsor dashboards, and live impact map).
• Build and maintain features across PHP, React, and WordPress properties, from backend services to front‑end HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Ensure donor experiences are fast, accessible, mobile‑friendly, and secure, with strong care for data privacy and payments.
• Lead 1–3 developers, set priorities, review code, and establish solid engineering practices and incident response.

Skills

PHP

React

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

CI/CD

Security basics

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

WordPress

MySQL

Job description

The Water Project, Inc. is seeking a hands‑on technology leader to build, run, and improve platforms that connect donors to communities. You will lead a small team while coding and delivering features, guiding architecture and data flows to support our mission.

You will partner with programs, revenue, and finance to decide what to build, ensuring reliability, security, and usefulness across our digital ecosystem.