Junior-Intermediate Software Developer

Ko mātou tēnei | Who we are

Fundsorter is a social enterprise SaaS application that helps charities and community organisations across Aotearoa find and apply for grant funding. By combining a comprehensive database of funding opportunities with AI-powered tools and human support, Fundsorter reduces the time and stress of finding grants, writing grant applications and developing accountability reports, freeing up organisations to focus on their mission and impact.

Fundsorter is driven by a vision of a more equitable funding landscape, and a tech-enabled reduction in the funding burden. We want the people working and volunteering in community organisations to be able to spend more time on the mahi, and less on the resourcing.

We are an early stage start-up, with a focus on product improvements and growth, with a small, energetic and dedicated team.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the role

This is a permanent part-time position, typically working between 20 to 35 hours per week. Hours are worked flexibly by arrangement, within New Zealand business hours.

Salary: We have a maximum compensation cap of $6,000 per month ($72,000 per annum, pro rata). Within this cap, the exact number of hours and pay rate will depend on the experience and shape of the person we hire. For example, a senior developer working around 20 hours per week, or a junior developer working around 40 hours per week. We are open to either, and the salary scales accordingly.

Location: This is a work from home position, open to applicants anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Fundsorter team co-work in a Wellington office one day a week — joining this would be an option for local candidates. Some travel for events and team meetings may be required.

Reports to: CTO (Chief Technology Officer)

Works alongside: You’ll be mentored by our senior developer, with regular pairing, code review and the chance to learn from someone who has shaped a lot of how we build. You’ll also work alongside the rest of our team to shape the product and make sure that what we build works for our users. We have a clear product roadmap, design process, and work prioritisation approach.

Te Pūtake o te Tūranga Mahi | Role Purpose

You’ll help us build, ship and improve the Fundsorter platform — the software that over 1000  charities and community organisations across Aotearoa rely on to find funding.

Our team works extensively with AI tools as a core part of how we build software. You’ll have the chance to get deeply hands-on with this — from shipping customer-facing features, to writing the skills and prompts that drive our AI-powered tooling, to helping us automate the work behind the scenes that keeps our database up to date.

Because we’re a start-up, you’ll be part of a close-knit team where everyone pitches in, ideas are valued, and you’ll have real ownership over the work you do. We aspire to grow our roles and develop our people as we grow the company.

Product Development

• Build, ship and iterate features in our SaaS application.

• Work through tickets from design discussion to deployment.

• Translate product ideas into working software.

• Take part in product prioritisation conversations.

Platform Quality and Maintenance

• Fix bugs, polish rough edges, and continuously improve the experience for our customers.

• Help maintain a stable, secure and well-tested codebase.

• Contribute to architectural decisions as we grow.

AI Tools and Internal Automation

• Build and improve the AI-powered tools we use internally and in our customer-facing product.

• Develop, test and refine AI integrations as a first-class part of how our software works.

• Help us evaluate and integrate new approaches (e.g. local models), where they make sense for our product and our values.

• Enthusiastically explore the cutting edge of emerging technologies so we can make the most of them.

Team Contribution

• Collaborate with colleagues in a start-up environment, contributing ideas and problem-solving together.

• Support projects and initiatives beyond core tasks as needed.

• Proactively communicate and contribute in an effective remote team environment.

• Uphold our values of equity, openness, and customer focus.

He kōrero mōu | About you

We’re looking for someone who’s a capable developer with at least a year of professional experience, who is excited about AI-augmented development, and who genuinely cares about the kind of social impact work we do. You’ll be just as comfortable shipping features as you are tweaking skills, prompts and automations. What matters most is curiosity, good judgement, an impact mindset and a willingness to learn.

Skills and experience that will help you succeed

• At least one year of professional software development experience (including via non-tech sectors, retraining, or career-change pathways).

• Experience with our tech stack: react, typescript, python, langchain, qdrant 

• Comfort with AI coding tools and demonstrated enthusiasm about emerging AI tech — you’ve been paying attention to this space over the last couple of years, and you’re interested in where it’s going.

• Ability to test and iterate on your own work, with self-direction and good judgement about when to ask for help.

• Strong written communication for code, documentation, and async collaboration.

• Genuine interest in the community and not-for-profit sector, and in the social impact our platform aims to have.

• Comfortable working remotely in a small, fast-moving team in a dynamic startup.

Nice to have

• Based in or able to travel occasionally to Wellington.

• Previous experience working in or alongside the charity, community or social enterprise sector.

Our application process

We want this to be a fair and useful process for everyone involved. Here’s what to expect:

• Step 1: Fill out this form to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VBuJeWRNJoAmTRBZylXMISA6Bs2J8w-Ka3qWpW_4G1E/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=108150673484093746659

• Step 2: Shortlisted candidates will have a short phone or video chat with us so we can get to know one another and discuss the role.

• Step 3: A paid day of real work with us, so we can see how we work together and you can get a genuine sense of the role.

• Step 4: A final interview of up to one hour, then a decision.

A note on who we’d love to hear from:

We are intentionally building a team that reflects the communities we serve, and we know that great developers don’t all look the same on paper.

We particularly welcome applications from women and gender diverse people, parents and caregivers who need flexible hours, people who’ve retrained into tech from another field, and people who care deeply about social impact. We are a supportive, inclusive, diverse team (across disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, national/cultural background, and other factors), and we genuinely care about the humans we work with.

If you’re reading this and wondering whether you’d be a good fit — please apply, or get in touch with us to chat first. If there is anything we can do to make the application process more accessible for you, please let us know.

How to apply

Fill out this application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VBuJeWRNJoAmTRBZylXMISA6Bs2J8w-Ka3qWpW_4G1E/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=108150673484093746659

Questions: email lani@fundsorter.com

Applications close Monday June 8th, 5pm