Technology isn’t the answer to questions of poverty, public health, education, and the environment, but it shouldn’t be the problem. The current landscape is disjointed and it’s prohibitively difficult for most NGOs to turn promising technologies into better decisions. We’re building an AppStore and data-integration platform that helps social-impact organizationsfind, connect, and successfully implement key technologies. openFn is a non-profit, open-source project that’s funded both by forward thinking foundations and revenue from our integration product.

As the first full-time senior technical hire you’ll own the codebase. It’s built on Ruby, PostgreSQL, Angular.js, and Heroku. The core functions are (1) guiding users to the right external technologies (e.g., electronic medical record systems, analytics tools, data capture apps, mobile payment systems, sms gateways, etc.), then (2) allowing them to build complex data integrations across these technologies through a simple, point-and-click interface. You’ll have leeway to redesign the stack if necessary, ensuring that the platform is optimally efficient as more and more endpoint technologies are added. You’ll work primarily with openFn’s founder, Taylor Downs, winner of the first annual Harvard SECON Social Impact Award, member of Forbes 30 under 30, and co-founder and former CEO of Vera Solutions—technology partner to over 125 leading impact-first organizations in over 40 countries. You’ll also have access to programming support from our external development firm and collaborate with product designers and developers around the world who are building technologies for social change.