Who are we?

Our Mission: Increase government transparency and cultivate a more connected, empowered democratic society through the use of modern technology.

Washington Abstract (WA) is an early-stage startup founded in Los Angeles by three first-generation immigrants, Pat, Matt, and Mo. Each of us come from technical backgrounds and have a shared passion for using technology to foster a community in public policy where resources and research can be shared freely. We also aim to create a community from an engineering perspective: embracing and contributing to open source projects and tools that we will one day spearhead.

We are currently a team of 4 with some part-time help. Our team is small, but we are moving at a fast pace! We believe small, diverse teams working on an important cause can accomplish extraordinary things. We like to deploy features early and often, learning as much as we can in the process. The foundation of our blameless culture is trust in our engineers. We also love to go off on tangents, joke around, or join Zoom calls as ducks or potatoes thanks to Snap Camera. Caring for each other’s mental and physical health is our #1 priority. 🙂

Who are you?

We are on the search for a talented Backend Engineer with a positive attitude, experience adjusting to a high-growth work environment, and having a say in how services are designed and built. You’re able to write scalable, future-proof, well-tested code that follows our services’ design patterns. Additionally, you are able to quickly pick up frameworks or concepts that the team decides is the best option for certain services or projects.

You have ideas on how to improve code consistency, maintainability, and efficiency. You leave code better than you found it. You write code that makes the next engineer smile. You are excited to learn new skills and teach other engineers.

You will have an essential role in the Data Department of our small product team consisting of Mo (Backend Engineer & CTO), Josh (Frontend Engineer & Employee #1), Matt (Head of Design & CPO), and Rex (Part-Time Data Engineer) — empowerment, autonomy, and accountability are core values of our team.

Key Responsibilities

Washington Abstract embraces diversity, believes in creating a more equitable society, and fosters an environment that engages multiple perspectives and different ideas/individuals in order to define organizational policy and culture.

We are not looking for a “culture fit.” Rather, we are looking for someone who is a culture add – someone who can contribute new ideas and perspectives to our community.

About the Position

We are based in Los Angeles, CA, but this will be a remote position until the pandemic permits us to work in-person.

We focus on results, not hours. We believe that clearly defined goals combined with great people, empowerment, and autonomy create the best results.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.