EA - Senior Software Engineer

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 …