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Addison Group

Backend Developer

Addison Group, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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Title:

Backend Developer

Location:

Washington, DC

Salary:

$130,000 - $160,000 /Year

Job Type:

Full-Time | Exempt

No sponsorship available

Benefits

Health, Dental, Vision

401k match up to $1,300

Lunch provided on Fridays

$100 commuter benefits

A fast-growing organization is building a next-generation CRM and data analytics platform designed to support political campaigns and advocacy organizations. Their platform helps clients make data-driven decisions for donor engagement, outreach, and targeting — leveraging a database of over 20 million active donors.

As a

Backend Developer , you’ll be part of a small, fast-paced, cross-functional engineering team developing a new platform from the ground up. The role is backend-heavy, focusing on data pipelines, APIs, and infrastructure to support large-scale analytics and integrations.

You’ll work cradle-to-grave on services — from design to deployment — while collaborating closely with product, frontend, and leadership teams. Candidates should thrive in environments that require autonomy, adaptability, and curiosity about the “why” behind business decisions.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs in Python

Build and optimize data pipelines using Airflow or similar orchestration tools

Develop and manage GCP infrastructure (Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Storage)

Implement Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform and manage containerization via Docker

Collaborate with product and frontend teams to define service contracts and integrations

Apply observability, testing, and code quality best practices

Mentor junior developers and contribute to evolving best practices

Culture & Perks

Mission-driven, progressive, and entrepreneurial environment

Collaborative, feedback-friendly culture

33 total PTO days (includes holidays) + 2 days/year added tenure

3 weeks/year WFH flexibility

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.

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