Director of Engineering, Bonterra
$130-190k
+ 15% annual bonus + Equity
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Software for social impact organizations
Open for applications
Software for social impact organizations
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$130-190k
+ 15% annual bonus + Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To propel every doer of good to their peak impact.
Role
Who you are
- You’re a seasoned engineering leader who thrives on enabling teams to do their best work
- You are technical enough to dive into architecture and code, but you know how to balance hands-on contribution with team leadership and strategic direction
- You care deeply about engineering culture, delivering customer value, and building platforms that can scale with purpose
- You’ll love this team if you enjoy solving problems that matter, collaborating cross-functionally, and contributing to a product that powers meaningful change in the world
- A proven ability to lead engineering teams in delivering secure, reliable, and scalable SaaS platforms, with a strong focus on long-term sustainability and technical excellence
- Deep architectural experience, including system design and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, containerization, distributed systems), paired with the ability to contribute meaningfully to code reviews or directly in production when needed
- Hands-on use of agentic AI development tools, such as Cursor or Windsurf and an understanding of their real- world impact
- A track record of guiding teams through AI adoption, helping define best practices, leading internal enablement, and assessing risks and opportunities at scale
- Experience modernizing legacy systems and refactoring platform components for maintainability, resilience, and performance
- Strong grounding in secure coding, data privacy, and compliance standards (e.g., PCI, ISO, SOC2)
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including cross-functional communication and stakeholder engagement across both technical and non-technical audiences
- A leadership style defined by collaboration, mentorship, and empathy, with a demonstrated ability to grow inclusive, high-performing teams
- Bonus: Experience in strategic philanthropy, nonprofit tech, or life sciences
What the job involves
- As a Director or Senior Director of Engineering, you will lead one or more engineering teams focused on delivering scalable, secure, and impactful technology for our platform areas supporting strategic philanthropy and life sciences
- You'll help shape the architectural vision, ensure technical excellence, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver features and infrastructure that support Bonterra's mission
- This highly collaborative role blends hands-on technical leadership, strategic planning, and people management
- You'll remain close to the work --- actively participating in design reviews, code contributions, and operational improvements --- while mentoring teams and driving high standards across engineering practices
- Your leadership will be essential in helping us scale sustainably and responsibly, balancing speed with long-term maintainability
- Lead and mentor high-performing engineering teams in delivering core platform capabilities for customers in philanthropy and life sciences
- Guide architectural direction and participate in technical decision-making, code reviews, and solution design
- Stay close to the code — contributing hands-on when needed and helping resolve complex engineering challenges
- Foster a culture of inclusion, learning, and continuous improvement
- Partner with Product, UX, QA, SaaS Ops, and DevOps to ensure secure, performant, and user-focused solutions
- Drive engineering processes that uphold high code quality, efficient deployment pipelines, and reliable production operations
- Support release planning, capacity forecasting, and the definition of KPIs to measure engineering health and delivery outcomes
- Ensure security, accessibility, and compliance throughout the development lifecycle, including participating in vulnerability reviews and access controls
- Promote a pragmatic, AI-first development culture — identifying where AI meaningfully enhances productivity, accelerates testing, reduces toil, or unlocks smarter platform capabilities
- Guide teams in responsible and effective use of AI-powered tooling, ensuring human oversight remains central to quality and accountability
Our take
Bonterra is a social good software company supplying an array of solutions to make social impact organizations more efficient, effective, and user-friendly. The company combines products from CyberGrants, EveryAction, Network for Good, Social Solutions, and more into a comprehensive tool suite for everything from case and grant management to fundraising and volunteer work.
As the fastest-growing company of its kind, Bonterra has certainly made a splash. It supports over 20,000 customers including 16,000 nonprofit organizations and over half the Fortune 100. The company also boasts a high number of positive reviews and emphasizes that it keeps "an ear to the ground" to make sure it knows what its customers want and can improve and enhance its offering to remain a key leader in the space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Work in office: Join us in our Austin, Texas, or Washington, D.C. offices if you live nearby
- Work remotely: Enjoy the flexibility of remote work with our work-from-home option. No matter where you live, there's an opportunity for you at Bonterra
- Work hybrid: Reap the benefits of both remote and in-person work with a hybrid approach. Visit the office closest to you and work from home when your schedule allows it.
- Health & wellness: Our robust set of health insurance options will keep you and your loved ones ready for anything. And our holistic wellness program means you can create a plan tailored to what matters most to you
- Generous time off: Our flexible time off policy means you don’t have to worry about a limit on your vacation days. Plus, we offer 15 paid holidays with a focus on DEIB, social justice, and self-care
- Fully paid parental leave: We value your time spent with family. No matter your gender identity, all Bonterra employees can take fully paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child
- Development resources: We believe in fostering an environment that encourages growth and development. With access to learning resources, goal-setting activities, and networking opportunities, we work to ensure our workforce is positioned for success
- Giving opportunities: We know that it's imperative for us to live our purpose. Through our employee giving program, Doers of Good, employees have the opportunity to track volunteerism by logging hours and creating events
Company HQ
North Burnet, Austin, TX
Leadership
Scott Brighton
(CEO, not founder)Held previous positions as CEO of Aurea Software, Board Member at Khoros, Chair of the Board at Optiva and more. Founded Austin Post, a hyperlocal online news source for the Austin.
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