Senior Full Stack Engineer

Better Impact Inc.

Senior Full Stack Engineer responsible for core platform services at Better Impact, improving global volunteerism through technology. Collaborating across teams to enhance software for nonprofits and organizations.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in full stack development, with a strong focus on building and maintaining core platform services, including SSO and authentication systems. Proficient in modern web technologies and cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalable and reliable solutions across multiple regions.

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Node.js/TypeScriptReact DevelopmentRelational Databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL)AWS Fundamentals (RDS, S3, ECS, SQS)Identity and Auth Systems (OAuth, SAML, SSO Federation)

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Hard Skills

Full Stack DevelopmentBackend API DevelopmentFrontend Interface DevelopmentQuery OptimizationMonitoring and Debugging

Soft Skills

Clear Technical CommunicationCollaboration Across Teams

Tools & Technologies

OpenSearchElasticsearchPHP/Laravel.NET

Industry Keywords

Service ArchitectureData ResidencyMulti-Region FootprintEvent-Driven ArchitecturesAsync Job Processing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSElasticSearchJavaScriptLaravelMySQL.NETNode.jsPHPPostgresReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own core platform services: Design, build, and maintain SSO and auth services, profile services, and data aggregation layers that serve as the backbone for all products
Build across the stack: Write backend APIs and services, then build the frontend interfaces that consume them
Drive architectural decisions: Evaluate trade-offs, document decisions, and guide the evolution of our service architecture
Build for scale and reliability: Design systems that handle growth gracefully with appropriate observability, error handling, and recovery patterns
Build for a multi-region footprint: Make sound decisions about data residency and data movement across the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia
Ship production code: This isn't a whiteboard-only role. You'll write code daily and own features end to end
Collaborate across teams: Work with product engineers who consume your services to understand their needs and provide clean, well-documented APIs

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong full stack capabilities. You're comfortable owning features from database to UI
Production experience with **Node.js/TypeScript**
Modern **React** development (hooks, state management, component architecture)
Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and query optimization
Experience with **OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or similar search infrastructure**
Working knowledge of **AWS fundamentals**: RDS, S3, ECS, SQS, and similar managed services
Hands-on experience building or operating **identity and auth systems (OAuth, SAML, SSO federation)**, since you'll own SSO from day one
Track record of owning services in production: monitoring, debugging, incident response
Clear technical communication. You can explain complex systems to both engineers and non-engineers
**Nice to Have:**
Backend experience with **PHP/Laravel**
Experience with **.NET**
Experience with event-driven architectures and async job processing
Prior experience as a tech lead or staff engineer

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental & vision insurance (after 90 days)
401(k) (after 90 days)
Unlimited vacation + 9 paid holidays
Paid parental leave
Competitive comp package