[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @Meedan

Role Description

At Meedan, we're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us continue building Suwali (www.suwali.io), a platform that makes organizations' knowledge and content accessible through messaging and conversational tools. This is a fully remote, full-stack role.

• Work with technical and non-technical colleagues to understand user and partner needs, drawing on the context and feedback they bring.
• Turn broader goals into a practical plan, helping define scope, identify tradeoffs, and break work into manageable steps.
• Build and improve features across the stack, with particular attention to clear, usable, and polished user experiences.
• Own work from exploration and implementation through testing, deployment, and follow-up.
• Use feedback and available data to assess whether a change is useful and identify what needs adjusting.
• Keep teammates informed about progress, decisions, and blockers through clear communication and async updates.
• As the role develops, you may also manage other engineers, supporting their growth and helping coordinate the team's work.

Qualifications

• Ownership and initiative.
• Product judgment.
• Pragmatism and pace.
• Comfort with ambiguity.
• Clear communication.
• Thoughtful collaboration.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn.
• Technical basics: Our main stack is Ruby on Rails, Python, and React with Vite.

Requirements

• Professional experience building and maintaining production applications with Rails and React is preferable; Python experience is a plus.
• Comfortable working across frontend and backend, with a good eye for usability and the ability to deliver well-tested, maintainable code.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS is welcome, but not required.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule and leave policies for bereavement, major illness, parental responsibilities, pregnancy, military duties, civic responsibility, and severe weather events.
• Professional development support.
• Annual home office equipment stipend.
• Monthly cell phone bill stipend.
• Coworking office space stipend.
• Mentorship program and regular learning sessions/seminars.
• Generous travel support for in-person meetings and retreats.
• Paid subscription to meditation apps and other mental health resources.
• Complimentary access to publications like the New York Times, the Washington Post, and others.
• Digital security training and support.

Company Description

Meedan is a nonprofit focused on building digital tools and community-led programs that enhance the accessibility, reliability, and distribution of information — when and where people need it most.

• We codesign open-source tools and programs, enabling communities — especially those that have been historically underserved — to access the information they need to organize and mobilize.
• We strive to make online ecosystems safer, more inclusive, and more equitable.
• Our fully remote team is distributed across multiple time zones.
• Team members work a flexible schedule with primary availability between GMT -4 and +1 preferred.