Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness.

We are building a modern, data-driven platform that helps organizations design, manage, and optimize complex programs and operations.

This is a foundational engineering role where you will design and build a full-stack system from configurable workflows and management interfaces to real-time data experiences and scalable APIs.

You will work closely with product and data teams to ensure that complex data insights are accessible, intuitive, and actionable for end users.

As an early engineer, you will have significant ownership over architecture, system design, and user experience, and will play a key role in taking the product from concept to production. This is a full-time position reporting to the CTO.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect and build a full-stack platform using React + Next.js, Node.js / FastAPI, and PostgreSQL
• Develop configurable interfaces that allow users to define workflows, structures, and performance criteria across different use cases
• Build interactive dashboards to monitor performance, trends, and key operational metrics in near real-time
• Design and implement clean, scalable REST APIs to support frontend and data integrations
• Integrate backend services that expose analytical insights and system-generated signals to the UI
• Implement secure authentication and role-based access control using enterprise identity providers (e.g., Azure Active Directory)
• Integrate embedded analytics tools (e.g., Power BI or similar) for advanced reporting and visualization
• Build notification and alerting mechanisms to surface important system events and changes to users
• Design a flexible and extensible data model capable of supporting multiple use cases and evolving requirements
• Develop and maintain containerized deployments using Docker and cloud-native services (Azure preferred)
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices for reliability and scalability
• Apply secure engineering practices including encryption, audit logging, and secrets management
• Implement FedRAMP-aware infrastructure practices from day one: encryption at rest/transit, audit logging, secrets management via Azure Key Vault, infrastructure-as-code with Bicep or Terraform

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience with strong frontend and backend capabilities
• Proficiency in TypeScript, React, and modern frontend architecture patterns
• Experience building scalable backend systems using Node.js and/or Python (FastAPI)
• Strong experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design and performance optimization
• Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Hands-on experience with Docker and container-based deployments
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization (OAuth 2.0, RBAC, etc.)
• Strong product mindset with the ability to translate loosely defined requirements into working systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Next.js (App Router, SSR, hybrid rendering)
• Familiarity with embedded analytics platforms (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep, or similar)
• Exposure to real-time data patterns (WebSockets, event-driven systems, streaming pipelines)
• Experience building configurable platforms (workflow tools, form builders, or low-code systems)
• Familiarity with integrating external data or model-driven services into applications
• Experience working in regulated or security-conscious environments
• Comfort using modern AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery
• Familiarity with "Security First Design" and FedRAMP 20X requirements for cloud application services.

• Architect and build a full-stack platform using React + Next.js, Node.js / FastAPI, and PostgreSQL
• Develop configurable interfaces that allow users to define workflows, structures, and performance criteria across different use cases
• Build interactive dashboards to monitor performance, trends, and key operational metrics in near real-time
• Design and implement clean, scalable REST APIs to support frontend and data integrations
• Integrate backend services that expose analytical insights and system-generated signals to the UI
• Implement secure authentication and role-based access control using enterprise identity providers (e.g., Azure Active Directory)
• Integrate embedded analytics tools (e.g., Power BI or similar) for advanced reporting and visualization
• Build notification and alerting mechanisms to surface important system events and changes to users
• Design a flexible and extensible data model capable of supporting multiple use cases and evolving requirements
• Develop and maintain containerized deployments using Docker and cloud-native services (Azure preferred)
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices for reliability and scalability
• Apply secure engineering practices including encryption, audit logging, and secrets management
• Implement FedRAMP-aware infrastructure practices from day one: encryption at rest/transit, audit logging, secrets management via Azure Key Vault, infrastructure-as-code with Bicep or Terraform

• TypeScript
• React
• Node.js
• FastAPI
• PostgreSQL
• RESTful APIs
• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Docker
• Container-based deployments
• Authentication and authorization (OAuth 2.0, RBAC, etc.)
• Next.js (App Router, SSR, hybrid rendering)
• Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep, or similar)
• WebSockets
• Event-driven systems
• Streaming pipelines
• Workflow tools
• Form builders
• Low-code systems
• AI-assisted development tools

• 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience with strong frontend and backend capabilities
• Proficiency in TypeScript, React, and modern frontend architecture patterns
• Experience building scalable backend systems using Node.js and/or Python (FastAPI)
• Strong experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design and performance optimization
• Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Hands-on experience with Docker and container-based deployments
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization (OAuth 2.0, RBAC, etc.)
• Strong product mindset with the ability to translate loosely defined requirements into working systems
• Familiarity with embedded analytics platforms (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Exposure to real-time data patterns (WebSockets, event-driven systems, streaming pipelines)
• Experience building configurable platforms (workflow tools, form builders, or low-code systems)
• Familiarity with integrating external data or model-driven services into applications
• Experience working in regulated or security-conscious environments
• Familiarity with "Security First Design" and FedRAMP 20X requirements for cloud application services.