Sr. Frontend Developer
Role summary
Helpful Engineering is seeking a Sr. Frontend Developer for a volunteer position to build a new platform supporting their global nonprofit community. The role involves developing a responsive web application using React or a similar framework and TypeScript, consuming a GraphQL API, and ensuring an intuitive, accessible user experience. Key responsibilities include collaborating in an Agile/Kanban environment, implementing designs from Figma, API integration, and code reviews. The commitment is 5 hours per week, fully remote, with a focus on social impact and sustainability.
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This is a
VOLUNTEER (UNPAID)
position
*Join a Global Nonprofit Engineering Community Driving Sustainability*
About Helpful Engineering:
Helpful Engineering is a global innovation hub focused on social impact technology and engineering projects, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are a
community of problem solvers
passionate about tackling real-world challenges with creativity and innovation. As a nonprofit organization, we provide people with opportunities to contribute to meaningful projects while honing their technical and problem-solving skills. Learn more about our organization at
www.helpfulengineering.org
.
Role Overview
Come join a team that is creating a volunteer platform to support the Helpful community. This platform will be the foundation for the registration of new volunteers, registration of new projects, connecting volunteers with projects, and providing self-service access to data and tooling. Preliminary user research and prototyping has been completed and the team is ready to start building the user-facing application based on the designs developed by UX.
We are looking for a skilled Sr. frontend engineer who can help develop a responsive web application that consumes our GraphQL API and delivers an intuitive, accessible experience for volunteers and project coordinators. We will be using React or a similar modern framework, TypeScript for type safety, and following component-based architecture best practices.
The commitment is a sustainable
5 hours per week
.
Key Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively in an Agile/Kanban environment.
- Develop software following DDD + BDD practices
- Version Control
- API integration
- Design-to-Code Translation (Figma)
- Code Review
What You’ll Bring
- - 5+ years of software development experience
- - Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript
- - (Bonus) experience with GraphQL
- - (Bonus) knowledge of AI
What We’re Looking For
- Passion for our mission and a willingness to volunteer your time and expertise
- Creative problem-solving, adaptability, and an entrepreneurial mindset
- Commitment to collaboration and values-driven leadership
What We Offer
- Impactful Work
: Opportunity to meaningfully contribute to a cause you’re passionate about
- Professional Growth
: Expand your leadership and operational skills in a mission-driven environment
- Collaborative Culture
: Join a supportive team that values innovation, feedback, and open communication
- Flexible Schedule
: Fully remote with flexibility on your availability and the needs of the organization
Ready to Apply?
If you are excited to leverage your human resources expertise to create meaningful global impact, we want to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you
to apply—your perspective and passion may be exactly what we need.
This is an
unpaid volunteer position
at a nonprofit organization.
Join us in engineering the future of sustainability.
Apply now or learn more about us at:
helpfulengineering.org
