(Full-time, 100% Remote)

About Us

UpTogether believes every person is an expert in their own life. But too many systems in our society have been set up to prevent hardworking people from getting ahead.

That’s because in the U.S., there is a broadly held stereotype that if you’re experiencing poverty or financial hardship, it’s solely your fault. After all, others have “pulled themselves up by their bootstraps” and you can too.

UpTogether knows that’s not true. Poverty is a policy choice. That’s why starting in 2023, we renewed our focus on a bold goal of changing systems and policies so all people in the United States are seen and invested in for their strengths, and able to build power, reinforce their autonomy and drive their own economic and social mobility.

Our systems change strategy is three-pronged: We work with individuals, families, funders, governments and community partners to:

Invest unrestricted cash in families and individuals with limited incomes
Amplify stories that tell the true lived experiences of people with financial hardship and financially under-resourced communities
Rally for state and local policies and practices that support and accelerate socioeconomic mobility

The strategy is grounded in our strength-based approach of community, capital and choice, which honors people’s initiatives, abilities and self-determination.

How We Do It

Why We Do It

Community:

We learn from financially under-resourced communities and co-create opportunities for people to build and strengthen their social networks.

People benefit from the power of community and naturally and routinely exchange social capital and help one another.

Capital

We invest in individuals and families through unrestricted cash.

People must have access to sufficient capital to invest in their own lives.

Choice

We trust that people are capable of making decisions for themselves and their families.

People are experts in their own lives and must have full choice and control over their time and resources.

At UpTogether, we work towards these values:

Community: We’re better together than we are alone, and we know that with the support of our neighbors, family and friends, all of us will have a better shot at achieving our goals and dreams.
Impact: We focus our time and energy on collective work that will have the largest impact for people experiencing financial hardship.
Collaboration: We center the lived experiences of our members, partner with them to change systems and work with them to co-create opportunities for people to reach their financial goals.
Racial Equity: We are committed to being an anti-racist organization, and we promote anti-racist policies that eliminate the racial wealth divide.
Leadership: We intentionally create space for everyone to lead, regardless of their title.
Choice: We respect everyone’s autonomy and know each person is capable of making their own decisions.

The Position

UpTogether is seeking a full-time Front-end Engineer to support the development of our technology platform, UpTogether Community.

This position is part of the Engineering team and reports to the Director of Technology. The Engineering team is part of a larger Learning & Product department that includes Engineering, Product, User Experience (UX), and Analytics.

We are currently in the process of designing updates and improvements to our UpTogether platform front-end member experience. Many considerations and possibilities are on the table, including: a headless CMS backbone, native iOS and Android apps, a turn-key social experience for UpTogether members, just to name a few. In collaboration with Product and UX teams, this position will play a major role in helping to design, architect, and implement these updates and changes to our platform.

In parallel, this position will also continue to update and maintain our current suite of Vue/Nuxt applications that comprise the current member experience.

UpTogether has a strong commitment to platform value and ease-of-use for our members, and this position will be instrumental in materializing our designs with that in mind. This position will also lead efforts to research and implement standards and best practices around accessibility for all member facing assets.

This is a 100% remote position (must be based in the United States), so the successful candidate will be located where a solid internet connection is available and perform duties in a functional work environment.

A reliable internet connection and functional work environment, including a fully functional computer (laptop or desktop) with video conferencing capabilities, are required to be successful in this role. UpTogether offers reimbursements and stipends for work-related equipment for full-time staff.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Help design, architect, and build updates to our front-end, member experience
Update and maintain pre-existing Vue/Nuxt webapps
Research and implement accessibility standards and best practices across all webapps
Participate in code reviews across all engineering work
Embody and demonstrate UpTogether values in all work and collaboration

Qualifications

Required
- 2+ years of production ready, front-end development experience
- Strong HTML, CSS, Javascript and/or Typescript skills
- Demonstrated experience with one or more front-end web frameworks; e.g. Nuxt, React, Svelt
- Experience with git, GitHub
- Comfortable with REST API patterns
- Knowledge of, and experience implementing, accessibility standards and best practices
- Proven ability to thrive in a remote work environment; self-directed; proactively reaches out; responsive; comfortable in a virtual setting
- Ability to thrive in a fast-changing environment, flexible in the pursuit of goals
- Demonstrated commitment to, or passion for, our mission; deep belief and trust in the innate capabilities of families and communities facing financial hardships; willingness to engage in conversations aimed at addressing erroneous stereotypes about people experiencing financial hardships and people of color.
- A deep belief in and operates according to UpTogether’s core values
Preferred
- Familiarity with browser testing and debugging frameworks
- Strong visual aesthetic; ability to faithfully convert designs into products
- GraphQL experience
- AWS experience (lambda, RDS, S3, Cloudfront, etc.)
- Vue/Nuxt experience; ideally Nuxt3
- Native iOS and Android mobile apps experience; experience with frameworks for deploying webapps as native mobile apps (e.g.: Ionic, Cordova)
- Experience with headless Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Experience with Figma

Compensation

This is a full-time position with a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and vacation. Salary range is $95,000–$115,000 (commensurate with experience). Salary decisions are based on market data and anchored in the unique assets that each individual brings to the role.

Inclusion Statement

We strive to create a community that embraces equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we support the efforts of others to build such communities. We encourage all qualified and interested persons to apply, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

To Apply

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit a resume and cover letter via this link: . Your cover letter should outline how your personal and/or work history will contribute to the mission of UpTogether. We ask that you do not include a photo or image of yourself on your resume or cover letter. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

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