350.org is looking for a Lead Developer to manage our technology stack, a small team of developers, and a UX/UI Designer. It will be a key position in 350.org’s Product Team - a team dedicated to providing the right tools at the right time, and to empowering 350 staff to use them for maximum possible impact in the world.
About 350.org
350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world. The values that guide and drive our work are listed here.
About the Lead Developer
The role of the Lead Developer will be to oversee and optimize our web architecture and to make sure that it serves the evolving needs of our campaigners and organizers as well as the movement, and is doing so in a cost-and space-efficient way. Most importantly, we’re looking for a visionary technologist who knows how to inspire and innovate while dealing with healthy constraints.
As a global grassroots organization, our sites and platforms are usually multilingual and the content is often maintained by campaigners outside the Product Team. The relevant web domain includes our main website as well as numerous distributed websites and microsite networks, custom web tools, and web-based elements of other digital products that support our organizing (e.g. donation, signup, event pages, etc). The role involves managing significant complexity and offers the opportunity to lead innovative and high-profile projects that support and build the effectiveness of the climate movement.
This role will sit within 350’s Product Team and will report directly to the Product Director.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Our tech stack includes:
Website EcoSystem:
Website/ Web App/ Asset Hosting Platforms:
Donation Platforms:
Climate Justice Action Map (CJAM) (hosted on Netlify)
Other:
Required Qualifications
Desired (but not required) skills and experiences
We are looking for someone who is comfortable working both independently and in teams, highly responsive, and able to lead initiatives as well as take direction from others.
To apply: Please include in your cover letter why you want to work at 350.
Position Type: Full time
Application Deadline: This position is open until filled
Salary Grade: SG11 .The salary will be localized according to the area of residence of the chosen candidate
Location: Remote. Preferred time zones: North, Central, and South America, Europe, and Africa
Travel: From time to time, travel may be required, both internationally and domestically
350.org is an equal opportunity employer. 350.org strives to be an inclusive and collaborative group of people who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We’re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a safe workplace where everyone is treated fairly and enjoys working together. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working. Diverse perspectives and experiences improve the way 350.org carries out our work – including what we decide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, religion or creed, veteran status, marital or parental status, and genetic information. We also strive to include team members in communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice.