Full Stack Developer

About Us The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF) is a philanthropic organization dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence and data science solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all. PJMF works in partnership with public, private, and social institutions to drive progress on our most pressing challenges, including digital health, climate change, broad digital access, and data maturity in the social sector. What We’re Building PJMF is building a suite of AI-enabled tools that will serve as the intelligence layer for modern philanthropy. Every year, foundations and corporate funders deploy hundreds of billions of dollars toward humanity's most pressing challenges—yet they do so using systems designed for compliance, not insight. Program officers spend more time reformatting documents and reconciling spreadsheets than learning from their portfolios or deepening relationships with grant partners. Grant Guardian, PJMF’s existing product, already helps hundreds of foundations use AI to streamline their financial due diligence workflows. The next step is a product that will place AI at the center of strategic philanthropy by automatically distilling grant applications into actionable insights, identifying patterns across thousands of grants, generating board materials in minutes, and lowering barriers for historically excluded organizations through features like proposal feedback and translation.   About the Role PJMF seeks an experienced, multi-faceted and self-driven Full Stack Developer (FSD) to join our Products and Services function. The FSD is responsible for full-stack development of cloud solutions that are based around ML model predictions, using a rapid prototyping development approach. We are a small, high-performing team and in many ways function as a startup. As such, the ideal candidate will be someone who can develop an end-to-end solution around which our ML products will be deployed. This is a greenfield opportunity to architect intelligence infrastructure for a sector that has never had it. You'll be working on problems like: Building a reasoning engine for unstructured philanthropic data — ingesting and making sense of grant applications, reports, correspondence, and external datasets in dozens of formats and languages Creating real-time pattern recognition across massive portfolios — clustering similar projects, surfacing emerging trends, and benchmarking performance across thousands of grants Designing human-AI collaboration workflows — determining where automation creates leverage and where human judgment remains essential, then building interfaces that make that collaboration seamless Scaling systems that learn continuously — every application reviewed, every report analyzed, and every piece of feedback makes our tools smarter for everyone Ensuring equity and access — building translation, accessibility, and guidance features that expand rather than restrict who can access funding The technical surface area spans NLP and ML systems, data pipeline architecture, real-time analytics, document generation, and user experience design for knowledge workers. Early modeling suggests we can unlock thousands of hours per organization annually—time that gets redirected from administrative work to strategic impact. How You'll Make An Impact

Collaborative Development – Work closely with the Director, Lead Engineer & Data Scientist, Software Development Engineer, and DevOps Engineer to understand project requirements and contribute to the development of AI-based products. Contribute to the vision and execution of product architecture, UI/UX designs, infrastructure deployment, and ensuring high-quality work output.

Product Integration – Develop and deploy full-stack applications for cloud-based solutions that align with the rapid prototyping development approach. Collaborate with the team to integrate ML model predictions into user-friendly interfaces, ensuring the reliability, safety, and scalability of the end products. 

User-Centric Design – Implement intuitive user interfaces for AI-backed web and mobile applications. Understand end-user needs and requirements to design and develop applications that effectively address challenges within the social good sector. Prototype, test, and iterate on full-stack solutions, incorporating user feedback for continuous improvement. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration – Collaborate with team members to address communication, outreach, and resource needs related to front-end and mobile development. Ensure effective communication with cross-functional teams, contributing to the success of AI products. 

Nonprofit Consultation Support – Contribute to consultations with nonprofit partners exploring data and technology solutions. The ability to explain technical concepts with empathy and clarity is critical, as this role helps equip partners with the tools and knowledge to succeed.

What You Will Need To Succeed

Experience – 3+ years of professional experience in full-stack development, with proven expertise in both UI development and backend integration. Experience with Python-based codebases is required. 

Development – Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React or React Native. Strong programming experience with Python is required, as our core codebase is primarily Python-based. Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc), source control (GitHub), and issue tracking (Jira) is also strongly preferred.

Infrastructure – Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL systems (e.g. MongoDB, DynamoDB) is required. Experience with cloud services (e.g. AWS), containerization (e.g., Docker), orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) is a plus, but not required. 

Prototyping – Ability to create both Low-Fidelity (LoFi) and High-Fidelity (HiFi) wireframes, building interactive prototypes for user testing, developer collaboration, and visual representation is a plus. Experience using Figma or equivalent tools for wireframing and collaboration is also a plus.

 Communication – Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Teamwork – Effective team player who understands the responsibility every individual brings to the table and how to encourage and drive results from each team member; ability to work collaboratively within a high-performance, startup-like environment.

High Performance – Ability to quickly learn new technologies and methodologies to ensure the successful and timely completion of product development.

Results-oriented – Highly organized and detail-oriented, self-driven, and able to adapt to learning and implementing new technologies, and creative in solving issues as they arise.

Cultural alignment – An advocate for social progress; interest in emerging technologies and their ability to advance societal outcomes.

Work eligibility – Applicants must be based in the United States and authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

What We Offer

Salary – We anticipate the starting salary range for this role to be $120,000 - $145,000.

Health Coverage – Foundation-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees, spouses/domestic partners, and dependents. HSA/FSA plans, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage

Long-term Rewards – 401(k) retirement plan with generous matching up to 6% of annual pay, plus an additional discretionary match at the end of the year.

Flexible PTO – Progressive approach to PTO reflecting our respect for diversity, commitment to our team members, and ability to adapt to changing employee values. In addition, the Foundation recognizes 11 paid national holidays per year and may also announce closure for local, regional, or state holidays.

Remote Work Environment – Ability to work 100% remotely, but not alone, with mature, socially minded professionals. 

Wellness Support – In addition to our health coverage, we offer access to Ginger+, an Active and Fit Gym membership discount, and SmartSpend Plus, along with financial well-being providers.

Parental Leave– Up to 6 months of gender-neutral paid leave for parents and caregivers when they have a new addition to their families.

Learning Reimbursements – Foundation policy encouraging employees to explore development opportunities such as peer learning, internal training, and external activities; savings on student loans (available via insurance provider).

Philanthropic Gift Matching – opportunity for team members to support vulnerable communities, reflecting PJMF’s commitment to social impact.