About the Role
We are seeking an experienced full-stack engineer with a passion for social impact to help build a nimble, global emergency response program. In this role, you will design and deliver technology that helps nonprofit partners secure emergency housing, grows a global supply of free or discounted housing for people in crisis, and supports fundraising efforts. You will join a small, collaborative team in a fast-moving space, where priorities can shift quickly in response to world events and policy changes. The work you ship will directly support communities when they need it most.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with product, design, data, and operations colleagues across every stage of product development.
- Envision and build new capabilities that help nonprofit partners arrange emergency housing for the people they serve.
- Develop tools that expand a global supply of free or discounted housing and support donation efforts.
- Work with engineering and data teammates to break longer-term projects into clear, deliverable milestones.
- Use data insights and research to identify opportunities for improvement and advocate for them.
- Ramp up quickly in large, unfamiliar codebases to deliver program-specific features within an established product ecosystem.
- Adapt quickly as responsibilities evolve in response to emerging global needs.
Qualifications
Required
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Proven experience designing, implementing, and deploying long-term initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional partners.
- Strong full-stack development experience, ideally with React and TypeScript on the front end and Java or Kotlin on the back end.
- Solid understanding of engineering best practices, continuous integration, and incremental delivery.
- Expertise in designing and scaling APIs and the services behind them.
- Comfort using data insights and user research to make the case for product improvements.
Preferred
- Demonstrated interest in social impact or mission-driven work.
- Familiarity with GraphQL.
- Fluency in HTML, CSS, and related web technologies.
- Strong design and user experience sensibilities.
Key Details
- Start Date: November 17, 2026
- Duration: Approximately 10 months (through September 2027)
- Location: Remote (within the U.S.)
- Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week
- Pay Rate: $88 - $98/hour + benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(K))
- Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
- Engagement: W-2 contract role
Skills Required
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience designing, implementing, and deploying long-term initiatives with cross-functional partners
- Strong full-stack development experience, ideally with React and TypeScript on the front end and Java or Kotlin on the back end
- Understanding of engineering best practices, continuous integration, and incremental delivery
- Expertise designing and scaling APIs and backend services
- Ability to use data insights and user research to advocate for product improvements
- Interest in social impact or mission-driven work
- Familiarity with GraphQL
- Fluency in HTML, CSS, and related web technologies
- Strong design and user experience sensibilities
What We Do
Maleda Tech is a global contingent workforce solutions provider that offers Employer of Record (EOR) and Managed Service Provider (MSP) services. The company specializes in connecting highly skilled IT professionals from the US and Africa with clients, operating as a minority-owned business enterprise. They focus on building and fixing contingent workforce programs for companies across three continents, leveraging a diverse, global talent pool to meet technical staffing needs.
