Software Engineer II

Description

About Aplos, Keela & Raisely

Keela, Aplos, and Raisely are on a mission to empower nonprofits worldwide with the technology they need to drive change. By providing powerful, purpose-built tools, we aim to transform how nonprofits operate. Together, we are creating the first fully integrated cloud platform tailored for nonprofits—delivering seamless solutions for accounting, fundraising, and CRM, all in one place. Our team is dedicated to building a sustainable, ethical business that creates a lasting global impact.

Purpose of Position:

We are seeking an exceptional Mid-level Software Engineer to join our team at Keela. The ideal candidate will have experience and passion for developing in both backend and frontend code bases. You will collaborate with other high-performing team members to build scalable, distributed solutions with an emphasis on performance, reliability and observability to ensure the customer’s user experience above all. With a keen eye for detail and experience in writing high-quality code, creating thorough tests, and conducting in-depth peer code reviews, you excel in problem-solving and are motivated by the chance to find innovative solutions, whether working independently or collaboratively.

About Keela

Keela is on a mission to empower every social impact organization around the world with technology. We believe that access to powerful tools will change how nonprofits fundamentally work. We build and support software that we designed specifically for the needs of nonprofit organizations. Our team is passionate about excellence, and proud of our diversity and inclusion — something that we believe is a source of deep strength in our growing company. We are a team of builders and leaders truly dedicated to building a profitable, globally impactful, sustainable and ethical business.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate to develop high-quality software designs and architecture for core platformsystems

• Maintain legacy code (both frontend and backend)

• Maintain and advance micro-services and APIs

• Take ownership of mid-level projects and deliver quality work independently

• Actively contribute to team discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making

• Write unit tests

• Prioritize, set and meet commitments

Requirements

• 2-3 years minimum of professional software development experience

• Professional coding experience in one or more modern languages. Experience with Node.js is a must

• Professional experience with one or more modern databases such as MongoDB or PostgreSQL.

• Familiarity with one or more modern full-stack frameworks such as Express, Fastify, Meteor, Django.

• Familiarity with one or more modern front-end frameworks such as Angular, React, VueJS.

• Has strong technical skills and can write quality code with minimal supervision

• Can solve intermediate problems autonomously

• Effective team communication

• Has developed professional opinions on usage of tests and process

• Experienced in Agile/Scrum development practices.

• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, accountability, and ability to drive projects to completion independently.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Experience with tools such as Linear, Notion, GitHub, Slack, and Python.

Benefits

• 💵 Salary – Pay range depends on location and is $118,000 - 145,000 CAD CAD. Your base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, experience, and geographic location.

• 🏝️ Remote work & leave – We’re a remote-first company. We also have generous PTO plans (4 weeks of vacation, volunteer time off, plus an office closure from Christmas to New Year’s Day!) and support paid parental leave (12 weeks).

• ❤️ Health Coverage & RRSP - We offer robust medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverages and have a 4% match on RRSP.

If you have any questions or require accommodations in the interview process, please reach out to [email protected].

Aplos, Keela and Raisely’s Commitment to Equal-Employment, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

We know with diversity comes strength. Aplos provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.