Software Engineer — Strategic Research & Communications
Blue Rose Research develops cutting-edge products used by the most important progressive organizations in the country. Our research informs short- and long-term strategy for advancing progressive causes and has a trusted track record among key decision makers.
This team sits at the intersection of data science, strategic communications, and political impact. Our work helps progressive campaigns, media organizations, and advocacy groups understand how information actually moves through the digital ecosystem — and how it shapes what people believe. If you've ever wanted your engineering work to matter in an election cycle, this is that role.
You'll embed within a small research team that combines proprietary panel data, social media measurement, and behavioral research to answer questions that campaigns and communicators can't get anywhere else. The team operates with the urgency of a newsroom and the rigor of an academic lab. Your job is to help them move faster, build better, and surface their findings in ways that resonate with a media-savvy, non-technical audience.
The Role
This is a player-coach position for someone who is as comfortable whiteboarding a product idea as writing the code that ships it. You'll work directly alongside data scientists and researchers to turn analytical questions into production tools — dashboards, data pipelines, internal apps — and help a talented but non-engineering team put AI to work in their day-to-day.
No two weeks look the same. Some days you're refining a data pipeline; others you're designing a front-end that makes a complex finding land for a chief of staff or a creative director. You'll have real ownership over technical direction, and your collaborators will be sharp, intellectually curious, and deeply invested in the outcome.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience in software development.
- Experience with complex data pipelines, data warehouse infrastructure, and data transformation tools like dbt.
- Experience with full-stack application development using modern frameworks.
- Comfort working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and deploying containerized apps.
- Strong project management and communication skills, and an ability to work with a diverse set of stakeholders, including less technical users and senior management.
- Experience with agile software development processes, balancing engineering velocity with system resiliency and maintaining code quality.
- Experience supporting analytics, data science, and machine learning teams.
- Excitement to collaborate with others and to serve as an internal thought leader on new technologies.
Location
- This is a remote or in-person optional position. We have an office in NYC and a number of team members who work in-person regularly.
- Our teams work on mostly East Coast hours.
What We Offer
- Salary range: $130,000 – $180,000 annually, commensurate with experience
- Medical, dental, and health benefits
- A work environment that supports your difference
Candidates must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States.
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