Senior/Principal Software Engineer at Clear Ballot Group

Clear Ballot is the first newcomer to the voting technology industry in three decades, dedicated to creating secure, transparent, and auditable systems that empower democracy. We are looking for a Senior or Principal Software Engineer to join our team in a full-time capacity to help us advance our precinct and central count voting technology.

Responsibilities

• Design and build new features for our central count and election management software.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-factored code while participating in the full development lifecycle, from planning and prototyping to testing and deployment.
• Collaborate within a cross-functional team of developers, product managers, and customer support staff.
• Investigate and resolve product issues, including those escalated from the field.
• Advocate for workflow improvements, such as enhanced build automation and internal testing.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior team members by guiding design decisions, promoting best practices, and reviewing code.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support our customers directly during election cycles by staffing our operations center or providing on-site assistance.

Must-haves

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering, specifically with SaaS or on-premise products.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Pytest, and PEP standards, alongside experience with OpenSSL.
• Web development skills including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vue, and Bootstrap.
• A solid grasp of object-oriented programming and dynamic languages.
• Experience with automated testing strategies, including unit, integration, and performance testing.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset for working in agile environments.
• Ability to work in a hybrid model from our offices in Boston, MA or Nashua, NH.

Nice-to-haves

• Expertise in building accessible user interfaces and working with RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of backend frameworks like Flask or web.py.
• Experience with SQL optimization and distributed web-based systems.
• Familiarity with government standards or certification processes.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work environment.