Description
OVERVIEW
Fractured Atlas is seeking a fulltime Junior Software Engineer. Fractured Atlas is a national nonprofit art service organization with a membership of over 75,000. Our mission is to make the journey from inspiration to living practice more accessible and equitable for artists and creatives. We are dedicated to helping individual artists and arts organizations at every level of the cultural ecosystem, in every creative medium by providing fundraising tools, educational resources, and personalized support.
The Junior Software Engineer reports to the Senior Project Director on the engineering team, and will work closely with the entire team on projects to improve Fractured Atlas’s software. The successful candidate will be someone committed to writing clear, reliable, and maintainable code on a mission-driven, cross-functional team, and is looking to develop those skills further. We are especially looking for a candidate with an interest in building accessibility into all parts of the development process.
At Fractured Atlas, we individually and collectively work hard to carry out our organization’s mission. We also understand that work is just one part of life and, through a culture of care, support team members having full and robust lives outside of work. With that foundation, our organizational culture embraces people who are open to:
- Building trust with others and addressing equitable distribution of responsibilities when collaborating.
- Learning new ways of working while welcoming change as a way to reshape processes/policies/programming that no longer serve our values.
- Transparency in communications, decision making, and feedback.
- Centering care and connection in our individual work and in relation to our colleagues.
We recognize that the culture and core values of an organization should continue to evolve to reflect the world we live in. At any given time, we recognize that there might be emerging values other than stated values and we continue to have conversations about stated and emerging values.
Additionally, at Fractured Atlas we work to adhere to anti-oppression and anti-racism principles in all areas of our internal and external work. This commitment is grounded in our belief that change is possible, and that our work and that of the artistic community as a whole will grow stronger as oppression is eliminated.
In our current phase of this journey towards being an Anti-Racist Anti-Oppressive organization, the whole staff is engaged in all staff ARAO meetings led by rotating teams and undergo training as part of their onboarding process. We recognize that we do not have all of the answers as we pursue this work. This work will continue to shift as the Fractured Atlas team changes. We ask that new team members join us as we continue to learn, practice, and grow in this work. Learn more about what it’s like to work at Fractured Atlas here.
MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Contribute to the building and maintenance of Ruby on Rails applications that enable our thousands of fiscally sponsored projects across the US to crowdfund (over $25 million in donations processed annually), apply for grants, and receive support and oversight from Fractured Atlas staff
- Collaborate with colleagues across the organization to design and scope new features and enhancements
- Maintain and expand internal APIs and integrations with Stripe and other third-party software platforms
- Submit code for the implementation of full-stack features, utilizing Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and CSS as needed
- Write unit and feature tests with RSpec and Capybara to ensure functionality works as intended.
- Provide and receive thoughtful feedback on pull requests
- Work with other engineers on design patterns and implementation decisions to continuously improve the clarity and maintainability of the code base
COMPENSATION
This is a full-time exempt position. Salary is $86,094. Fractured Atlas has fixed-tier compensation, so everyone at each tier makes the same. Learn more about our compensation structure here.
Benefits include employer-contributed dental, vision, medical insurance; flexible spending account; employer-contributed 401K plan; commuter benefits; professional development allowance; ticket and staff donation allowance for artist member projects; internet and cell-phone stipend; workplace supplies allowance; unlimited paid vacation days; paid sick days; paid family and medical leave; half-day Fridays (full time is 36 hours), and a casual but hard-working, friendly, and supportive work environment. Learn more about our benefits here.
TO APPLY
To be considered for the position, please use the application portal to upload all the items below in one PDF-formatted file:
- Please respond to the following questions in 200 words or less instead of submitting a cover letter.
- Tell us about why you’re interested in working at Fractured Atlas.
- What skills do you have that make you a great fit for this role?
- What engineering project have you been most proud of?
- Tell us about your interest in doing accessibility work.
- A resumé no longer than one (1) page
- A link to your website or portfolio (optional)
- A list of three (3) professional references complete with phone number, email address, and explanation of the relationship. (References will not be contacted without your prior consent.)
If you're looking for a way to merge PDFs, iLovePDF is a free browser based option. Incomplete submissions will not be considered, nor will submissions sent via email, post mail, or fax.
When applying, you can use any name that you’d like to be referred to—it does not need to be your legal name. If at any point after applying you’d like for us to update your name in our applicant tracking system, please email hiring@fracturedatlas.org and we can update it for you.
We receive many applications for each job and cannot respond to questions about the position unless you are having a technical issue with the job portal or are requesting accommodations for the process. If you need help with a technical issue or are requesting accommodations, please email hiring@fracturedatlas.org.
Want to know what’s next after you apply? Here is a breakdown of the steps of the hiring process. You can learn more about Fractured Atlas by reviewing our website, blog, and media.fracturedatlas.org/how-we-work.
OUR COMMITMENT
Fractured Atlas is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. (Read more about our Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression commitment.) We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
POSTING DATE
January 16, 2025. Deadline for submissions is February 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
Requirements
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- An early career developer with 1-2 years experience with Ruby on Rails
- Experience across the Ruby on Rails stack, including html, JavaScript and CSS
- Someone who enjoys collaborating cross-functionally on a team at a mission driven organization
- A passion for understanding complex systems and translating them into technological solutions
- Dedication to implementing code to Rails standards, and comfort in giving and receiving feedback
LOCATION
This position is U.S.-based and 100% virtual (with potential travel about 1-2 times per year*). You can live and work anywhere in the United States but most meetings fall during a 9AM-5PM ET window with an occasional early morning deployment once or twice a quarter. Morning deployments typically happen around 7AM Eastern. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
*We have full staff and team in person/hybrid gatherings 1-2 times a year, but we respect that individuals have different risk levels with travel and will work with employees to determine what is possible, with consideration for what is unsafe or uncomfortable for team members.
