Software Engineer

About Dimagi

Dimagi is an award-winning social enterprise and a certified B-corp and Benefit Corporation. We build software solutions and provide technology consulting services to improve the quality of essential services for underserved populations. Our open-source technology platform, CommCare, is the world’s most widely-used and researched mobile data collection platform for frontline workers. Our choice to be a certified B-Corp and to legally incorporate as a Benefit Corporation sends a clear signal to our partners, our team members, and our communities that we not only believe but also take action in using business as a force for good. This approach combines our passion and commitment to tackle complex health and social inequities and work towards a brighter future for all.

About the Position

Dimagi is looking for a full-stack software engineer to fill our Software Engineer position to primarily work on our flagship platform CommCare, among other development opportunities that may arise. You will help to develop and improve our platform used to build, deploy, and manage applications used by hundreds of thousands of front-line workers around the world.

This position is ideal for someone who prefers small organizations to large ones and a highly flexible work environment. Our developers share a passion for rapid prototyping, making things work in challenging environments, and seeing the impact of our work first-hand. 

The Software Engineer  position is a remote role, though we are prioritizing candidates in the Greater Boston area. The interview process requires an in-person interview at our office in CIC in Cambridge (Kendall Square). This role can work from our CIC office in Cambridge if preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build new features using modern best practices such as version control, continuous integration, automated tests, and daily deploys
• Collaborate with our multicultural development and implementation teams around the globe
• Build software usable by groups of people facing unique challenges (remote locations, low levels of literacy, no experience with technology, etc)
• Work as part of a team to deliver product features and functionality
• Participate in agile process, code reviews, and release testing

Relevant Skills

• 2+ years of software development experience
• Fluent in Python
• Proven background in building quality software for the web
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactively manages own work and surfaces blockers to their engineering manager/team lead early
• Able to prioritize competing tasks and seek timely guidance when blocked 
• Familiarity with the most important components of our tech stack, including Python, Django, Postgres, Elasticsearch on the back-end, and Javascript, Alpine.js, HTMX, CSS, Bootstrap, and HTML.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code)
• Enthusiasm about working in public health and international development
• Familiarity with open-source technology
• (bonus) Experience with data engineering

Benefits Provided

We aim to make a difference, not just as a company but also as an employer! We are transparent about salaries at all levels of the organization and have a standard, global pay scale for all positions. Our salaries are cost of living adjusted and non-negotiable. The final salary for this position is $118,094 annually. This salary is calculated for the Greater Boston Area and will be cost adjusted to your location if you choose to be based elsewhere.

However, the benefits we offer are geared towards having a strong impact on our staff’s well-being. A few of our key benefits are outlined below:

• 100% employer-sponsored medical insurance paired with a generous Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) fund
• Access to voluntary dental and vision insurance plans
• A 401K plan with up to a 4% employer match
• Employee stock option plan
• 30 days paid time off inclusive of holidays
• Unlimited sick time and excellent parental leave policy
• Access to a flex-time policy that allows employees to work based on a flexible work schedule
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through ComPsych

Dimagi’s Diversity Commitment

Dimagi is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, national origin, family or parental status, veteran or disability status.