Senior Software Engineer

United StatesRemoteFull-time$191k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-11

Remote

Core

Designing, building, and evolving the systems and services that power the Organizer platform, focusing on backend reliability, scalability, and security.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Builds

The Organizer platform (backend services, APIs, data-intensive applications)

Domain

Civic technology / Nonprofit / Social impact

Required skills

Backend software design, API design (GraphQL), distributed services, debugging complex systems, relational/NoSQL databases (MongoDB), JavaScript/TypeScript, event-driven architectures, AWS, CI/CD, system observability, technical mentorship

Preferred skills

Full-stack development, open-source contributions, security-conscious system design, database migrations, AI tools/workflows, civic-tech experience

Technologies

GraphQL, MongoDB, AWS, JavaScript, TypeScript

Responsibilities

Own outcomes from discovery through production, evaluate architectural tradeoffs, handle ambiguity in undefined solutions, consider system-wide reliability and maintainability, mentor team members, surface risks early, improve documentation and developer experience

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

About Murmuration

Murmuration is a new technology company building the core platform that credit unions run on. We provide the software, payments, and data infrastructure that lets a credit union offer its members modern digital banking without having to build or run the technology itself. Credit unions are member-owned and rooted in their communities, but many still operate on systems that are decades old, which limits what they can offer their members. We're building the alternative.