At Thorn, our cause is our code. We are a nonprofit whose mission of defending children from sexual exploitation and abuse is deeply embedded within our core-a shared code that drives us to do challenging work with resilience and determination.
Here, you'll work and grow among the best hearts and the best minds in tech, data, and business alongside our network of independent partners, NGOs, and law enforcement agencies. Together, we're focused on building technology that protects children's futures. We are looking for dynamic problem solvers with the desire to help address some of today's toughest issues. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of peers in a remote environment centered on wellness, care, and compassion.
In 2019, we took the stage at TED and shared our audacious goal of eliminating child sexual abuse material from the internet. Come join us to help make this goal a reality and build a world where every child can be safe, curious, and happy.
About the Role Safer's Senior Full-Stack Engineers are responsible for delivering and maintaining scalable systems to facilitate the detection, removal, and reporting of child sexual abuse material. As a member of this team, you will build full-stack web applications and APIs to support Safer users, including a platform to help content moderators review, remove and report child sexual abuse material and a customer dashboard application that helps users understand their impact and configure their Safer system.
What You'll Do Collaborate with other engineers on your team to build and maintain complex, stable web applications from end-to-end. Develop key features, guiding them through the entire development process, including prototyping, implementation, testing, and deployment. Work closely with Product Owner, UX designers and engineers to define product requirements and determine possible technical solutions. Define and advocate for best technical practices and testing standards. Engage in our culture of growth, learning, and knowledge sharing with your fellow engineers. Work with engineers across projects to identify opportunities for alignment and advocate for best practices in our Thorn tech stack. What We're Looking For Required: experience using TypeScript/Node to build robust, production-ready products. Required: experience building modern web applications using React, and frameworks such as Next.js or Express. Preferred: some experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and/or Elasticsearch. Ability to own various aspects of an application, with experience in designing, building, testing, and deploying full-stack applications. Flexibility to work with shifting requirements and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. Capacity to get up-to-speed quickly and begin to make contributions to a complex codebase in a short time. Clear and thoughtful communication. We're a highly-distributed team, so written communication is crucial, from Slack to pull requests to code reviews. Ability to triage and debug issues. Passion for product engineering and an aptitude for working in a collaborative environment. You can demonstrate empathy and advocate for our users, while balancing product vision and engineering constraints. You have a commitment to putting the children we serve at the center of everything you do. Compensation and Benefits A reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role is$125,000-$165,000/year. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to location; skill sets; experience and training; licensure, and certifications.
Our remote-first work model is structured around working from home most of the time. But, there will be times that employees are expected to travel. For example, Thorn may host company-wide gatherings, and smaller teams may hold in-person meetings and team-building events, or require attendance at specific conferences.
At Thorn, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits.Learn more about what working at Thorn can mean for you.
Thorn is a strong and flexible team because of the diverse backgrounds of our staff. This includes professional background, subject matter expertise, culture, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, language, hobbies, etc. We strongly encourage women, minorities, and people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Your skills are needed here. Thorn is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our our commitment, Thorn will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our team at ****** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. "EEO is the Law" Poster
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