Use your powers for good

We believe that the only way to create change is for people to work together; it's the principle that guides how we run our company. From deep-dive product debates to catered lunch chats, every great idea gets its day at Causes. We encourage each other's interests just as much as we foster professional growth, and here those two tend to be one and the same.

Whether helping members reverse their town's ban on front yard gardens or launch a tea company that prevents slavery in the Amazon, it's a great feeling to know your job makes a difference daily. Our company is the sum of the people that pour their passion into it — and we're always searching for talented new voices to join our team.

Open positions

Engineering

DevOps Engineer

Causes.com is seeking a experienced DevOps engineer that wants an important role in empowering people to come to together and create social change. You’ll dive into infrastructure management, provisioning and automation, as well as all the scalability challenges that come with a rapidly growing, high-traffic site. You won’t be siloed as you collaborate daily with incredibly knowledgeable engineers that plus each other’s ideas and solutions. Neither will your work be isolated to the Internet - what you do will directly support online organization becoming offline action, from influencing votes in Congress to creating new water sources in third-world countries.

Responsibilities will include:

Collaborating with software engineers to design a robust, consistent and scalable server infrastructure
Developing tools and systems to manage and monitor our production environment
Participating in on-call rotation
Reporting directly to the VP, Engineering

Ideal candidates will have:

5+ years of experience in operations and/or programming in a Linux environment
Deep knowledge of shell scripting, and unix philosophy
Deep knowledge of networking (switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, etc.)
Knowledge of Linux system internals
Passion for automated, scalable, and repeatable infrastructure
Experience scripting in perl, ruby, or python, or similar
Proficiency in SQL (MySQL preferred)
Proficiency in various network protocols (SMTP, HTTP, etc)
Exceptional communication skills and work well with a team
The ability to prioritize tasks and work independently

Bonus points for:

Past startup experience
Any open sourced side projects that display your passion and prowess
Being an automation ninja with ample experience running Chef

To apply: Send us your resume (plain-text preferred), code samples and relevant links to past work.

iOS Developer

Causes.com is searching for an iOS developer that wants their skills to influence the world for good. You’ll be designing and rapidly prototyping our first iOS app to create on-the-go opportunities to help others and contribute to social change. Minds, lives and laws will be affected by your ideas and the ability to implement them.

Responsibilities will include:

A major role in designing and building of our first iOS app – this means you’ll be essential in laying down the groundwork, infrastructure and product discussion from start to finish
Collaborating with a small team of engineers, designers and key individuals across the company to provide the most empowering user experience possible
Communicating your ideas across teams effectively and quickly problem-solving complications as they develop
Reporting directly to the VP, Engineering

Ideal candidates will have:

3+ years of experience building iOS apps
3+ years of experience building web apps
Built an iOS app currently on sale in Apple's App Store
A natural aptitude for both teaching and learning from others in a collaborative team environment
Fluency in a *nix development environment

Bonus points for:

Finding fulfillment in building great products
Past startup experience

To apply: Send us your resume, code samples and relevant links to past work.

Software Engineer(s)

Causes.com is looking for great software engineers to join our growing team. Design, build and deliver innovative tools that inspire people to create social change from their corner of the world. You’ll give people the ability to support their beliefs, clean up political corruption and provide real-time relief to those in need. Engineers at Causes tend to be jack-of-all-trades, though we love people who have mastered a specific part of the stack, from front-end to back-end and all the data in between.

Responsibilities will include:

Collaborating in small teams of 3-5 engineers as well as designers and project managers to rapidly develop compelling new features and maintain existing ones
Rapid iteration of these features that keep in mind the user experience
Working quickly and efficiently on Rails for a growing user base

Ideal candidates will have:

5+ years of web development experience in a Linux environment
Workflow flexibility and strong teamwork skills – we rotate teams every 3-6 months to keep ideas fresh and help engineers discover the parts of the product that interest them most
The ability to also work independently, and communicate your work back to the team effectively
Proficiency in Rails and Javascript (though our focus is on general talent that can adapt quickly – one of the core Django contributors is on our team)
A knack for teaching what you know and learning what you don’t
A passion for social activism; we want you to find fulfillment in your work

Bonus points for:

A CS degree, though it’s not mandatory – we’re more interested in your general programming skills
Any open sourced side projects that display your passion and prowess

To apply: Send us your resume, code samples and relevant links to past work.

Product

Technical Email Lead

Causes.com is looking for a technical email lead to manage and scale our email infrastructure. Email powers all key interactions in our product, from campaign organizers asking their 100,000 supporters to sign a petition, to a friend asking another friend to donate to a worthy fundraiser. We offer these tools to end users for free, and with nearly 100 million email addresses and half a billion list subscriptions across over 500,000 lists, we need your help to take our email marketing, deliverability, infrastructure and analytics to the next level.

Responsibilities will include:

Working with a small team of developers and operations engineers to improve the deliverability, performance and reliability of our email sending systems
Building internal services and tools that make it quick and easy for both technical and non-technical co-workers to build, test and launch new emails
Working with our product development teams define our product integration needs
Collaborating with our marketing team to develop our email marketing strategy and scale our newsletter tool
Reporting directly to the VP, Product

Ideal candidates will have:

3+ years experience in building and maintaining large scale email delivery systems
3+ years of programming experience as a team lead or senior software engineer
Operational experience running email campaigns
BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
Experience interviewing, hiring, building and mentoring teams
Impressive interpersonal and communication skills

Bonus points for:

Experience in related fields: email marketing, copywriting, product management
Past startup experience

To apply: Send us your resume and cover letter.

Product Designer

Causes.com has an opportunity for a skilled product designer seeking meaningful work. Vision and ambition is key – you’ll be reshaping a product that will reshape the world. Your efforts will empower people to connect and organize major social change, from funding life-saving solutions for third world countries to getting US bills passed by holding elected officials accountable – and everything in between.

Responsibilities will include:

Taking designs from conception to implementation, in close partnership with product managers and engineers
Rapid prototyping of new features and products
Building quality interfaces quickly and flexibly
Solving the user problems posed by our research process

Ideal candidates will have:

3+ years of experience in product design, with an emphasis in interaction, UI, and visual design
Mobile design experience (both native and mobile web)
Speed: Be it CS6 or pen, you explore and test ideas quickly
Clear communication skills
A strong portfolio that exemplifies both your process and your professional growth
Past experience as a product designer at a consumer internet company with lots of users

Bonus points for:

Interest and practice in related areas: Copywriting, information architecture and typography
Ability to prototype with HTML and CSS
Past startup experience

To apply

Send us link(s) to products you've built, along with your resume,
and cover letter telling us why you want to work with us
If no working products are publicly available, please send a screencast or other deliverable that will show us the interactions you've built.

Mobile Product Designer

Responsibilities will include

Taking designs from conception to implementation, in close partnership with product managers and engineers
Rapid prototyping of new features and products
Building quality interfaces quickly and flexibly
Solving the user problems posed by our research process

Ideal candidates will have

3+ years of experience in product design, with an emphasis in interaction, UI, and visual design
Mobile design experience (both native and mobile web)
Speed: Be it CS6 or pen, you explore and test ideas quickly
Clear communication skills
A strong portfolio that exemplifies both your process and your professional growth
Past experience as a product designer at a consumer internet company with lots of users

Bonus points for

Interest and practice in related areas: Copywriting, information architecture and typography
Ability to prototype with HTML and CSS
Past startup experience

To apply

Send us link(s) to mobile products you've built, along with your resume,
and cover letter telling us why you want to work with us
If no working products are publicly available, please send a screencast or other deliverable that will show us the interactions you've built

Marketing

Audience Growth Manager

Causes.com is looking for an audience growth manager to join our growing marketing team. By driving and scaling user acquisition through online channels such as SEO, email, mobile, and content marketing, you’ll be powering up the largest platform for civic engagement in the world. The faster you help us grow, the more lives you empower to create social change and participate in global democracy.

Responsibilities will include:

Managing user acquisition and developing strategies for platform optimization to create organic traffic growth
Collaborating with teams across the company (product, data, engineering, community, etc.) to increase content discovery, audience engagement and actions taken
Identifying new channels of user acquisition across our social and mobile platforms, and negotiating brand-appropriate content marketing partnerships

Ideal candidates will have:

3+ years experience leading on-page Search Engine Optimization efforts with in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of best practices
A highly analytical, ROI-focused mindset that can generate organic traffic
Strong quantitative and analytical skills
Passion for both social change and all things digital, staying abreast of global issues, evolving trends and emerging platforms
A fierce business acumen, plus strong problem-solving and project management skills
A proven track record of quantitative results in growing organic traffic growth
BA/BS degree or equivalent experience

Bonus points for:

Experience with a leading news site

To apply: Send us your cover letter, resume and relevant writing samples.

Marketing Manager

Causes.com is looking for a marketing manager to join our growing marketing team. Your work will expose our community’s achievements to the world, and will be key in inspiring an ever-expanding audience to act on what they care about.

Responsibilities will include:

Executing our social media strategy and effectively sharing campaign success stories
Executing regular posts on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Linkedin platforms to maintain and expand our social audience reach
Identifying new platforms to drive brand awareness
Reporting on social media efforts and audience growth
Collaborating across teams on key marketing priorities such as as branding efforts, product launches and community outreach
Providing media relations team with materials, content and social support
Supporting the VP, Marketing on daily tasks
Sharing competitive insights and industry news
Being a resource for offline events with our partners and the Causes community

Ideal candidates will have:

3+ years of experience in social marketing or consumer marketing
Successfully run a social media account on a leading platform such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc. and be able to demonstrate substantial audience growth
Intimate knowledge of social media landscape, as well as staying on top of emerging social tools
The ability to get creative within social spaces and provide meaningful content
Excellent copywriting skills

Bonus points for:

Previous experience in a fast-paced startup environment
Connections to key social influencers online
A deeply established personal social presence

To apply: Send us your cover letter, resume and relevant writing samples.

Internships

Research Specialist

Causes.com is looking for a research specialist to lead our data-gathering efforts. This is an entry-level position with an organization dedicated to social good and civic engagement.

Responsibilities will include:

Gathering data from primary sources, which may include government offices, data stores, wikipedia, and other similar sources
Developing a process and workflow to ensure accuracy and completeness of in data acquisition
Diligent follow-through in driving to completion

Ideal candidates will have:

Exacting attention to detailIntense organizational skills
Relentless follow-through
A personable and patient demeanor in interacting with officials
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to jobs@causes.com and use "Research" in the subject line.

Psst…don't see your position listed? Don't despair: We've listed a few specific positions above, but we're always looking for talented folks. If you think you have something to offer, let us know at jobs@causes.com.