The organisation

The GetUp movement is powered by the values and hopes of everyday people. Central to their success are highly impactful campaigns aligned to the values of their members and driven by the knowledge and experience of the great team at GetUp.

From making sure hundreds of thousands of people are able to vote in elections, to successfully stopping major projects threatening the Great Barrier Reef or securing billions of dollars in new funding for mental health, GetUp’s campaigns are based on the areas their members care about most in the fields of First Nations Justice, Environmental Justice, Human Rights, Economic Fairness and Democratic Integrity.

The role

Technology is core to GetUp's ability to radically redefine what‘s politically possible in Australia. The tech team is a dynamic, innovative, and driven group of experienced, developers and data analysts who work closely with GetUp campaigners and organisers to build innovative digital campaign strategies and tools to amplify their members' voice, time, and money – so they can’t be ignored.

This team generate ideas that push the boundaries of tech to shape what the future of collective action might look like and in order to do this they need an experienced technologist to help turn these ideas into reality. This is your opportunity to join a team that is dedicated to meaningful impact through designing, building, breaking, and reinventing the tools that help make Australia fairer, protect our environment and enhance our democracy.

As a Junior Full Stack Developer, you will own the below tasks:

• Developing and maintaining high quality code
• Monitoring and analysing data trends, and suggesting responses
• Supporting the effective management of technical infrastructure including all layers of the application stack
• Supporting the integration of custom systems, data sources and reporting across teams
• Working with other teams to ensure the effective use of technology;
• Participating in a strong team culture of experimentation, innovation, evaluation and learning
• Working within the tech team to execute its strategy and meet its goals

About you

If you are wanting a job where you innovate and improve technology as a vehicle for real-world change as well as an opportunity where you can be highly curious, access the latest tech and have ownership across the full dev life cycle, then this is the role for you!

This position will suit someone who seeks out a challenge, is a true out of the box thinker, risk taker, and enjoys solving complex and varied problems that matter. Ideally you also love writing software and are excited to work with talented developers that care as much about making the world a better place as you do.

GetUp will support your upskilling and professional development so if you have some gaps in your experience and or technical know how that's totally ok and we'd love to talk with you. 

Desired technical experience

Familiar with current front-end and back-end web development languages and frameworks such as the following:

• JavaScript/React, HTML5, various CSS frameworks
• Ruby/Rails, JavaScript/Node.js
• G-NAF, custom application data models in MySQL/Postgres/Redshift

Ideal general experience includes:

• Passionate about growing and strengthening a movement of everyday people to take action for change on a wide range of issues
• Experience working cross functionally across diverse business areas to deliver digital projects
• Comfortable querying, processing, and managing large, non-homogenous data sets
• Can work with, integrate, and extend cloud-based hosting and services
• Interested in learning new languages and tools
• Keen to assist and mentor other developers, staff, and volunteers

Please note only candidates with full working rights in Australia will be considered.

The rewards

The role provides a unique opportunity to support truly inspiring and impactful campaigns, be supported by a large cohort of passionate and talented people and be integral to the ongoing calls to action across human rights, racial justice and social justice issues.

To support you in your success, GetUp also offers candidates a pro risk environment with high autonomy and creative input along with progressive and flexible entitlements.

Talent Nation strongly encourages applications from women, non-binary people, transgender people and gender diverse people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of colour, and people of all cultures and abilities. For a confidential discussion contact Claire Black on 03 9600 0115 or apply online with a CV and cover letter addressing your experience in relation to the technical and general experience required. 

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