Staff Engineer, Beam Impact
SDK Team
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Turning consumer behavior into cash for nonprofits
Open for applications
Turning consumer behavior into cash for nonprofits
21-100 employees
Open for applications
+ Stock options
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
Beam Impact's mission is to shift $10B from brands to high-impact nonprofits by connecting brands and customers over the values they authentically share.
Role
Who you are
- Are you looking to join a highly motivated team working for social impact?
- We’re a highly collaborative team motivated by impact and our high growth environment
- 5+ years of experience in a software development position
- 3+ years of experience in a software development environment with frequent releases
- Strong understanding of architecture patterns and operational characteristics of highly available and scalable applications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field (or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience)
- Strong communication skills and can explain & advocate for technical projects to nontechnical roles
Desirable
- Experience in an early startup
- Experience in e-commerce enablement
- SDK development experience
- Experience with A/B testing solutions, especially Statsig
What the job involves
- At Beam we’re on a mission to shift $10 Billion to high-impact nonprofits
- As a Staff Engineer on our SDK team, you will be working with a team of talented developers responsible for creating the core software that powers Beam’s mission
- Our SDKs include web components, an NPM package, APIs, Salesforce packages, and more, to enable Beam’s impactful shopper experience in our partner’s e-commerce stores
- You will help craft our technical strategy and roadmap with an eye on upcoming business objectives for our SDKs, and be a hands-on contributor on a team of talented developers
- This is a key role in our Engineering organization as a technical and culture leader in which you will have a significant impact on the growth and direction of our SDK
- This is an opportunity for someone excited to have a high level of impact on Beam’s continued success
- Architect, design, plan, and implement high-quality software through collaboration with our product manager and our engineering team using RFC and Tech Spec documents
- Collaborate with your peers to execute and implement high-quality software
- Own the execution of your projects from Product Spec to delivery
- Mentor junior engineers and be a force multiplier by sharing knowledge through code reviews, pair programming, 1-1 conversations, and broader team trainings
- Develop subject matter expertise in the Beam SDK and underlying platform technologies
- Gain knowledge of the nonprofit giving and e-commerce enablement spaces
- Foster a team culture around Beam’s values of community, inclusivity, care, accountability and support
- Contribute to the technical strategy and long-term technology roadmap
- Evaluate and select appropriate technology stacks for various applications based on project requirements and industry trends
- Collaborate with engineers leading projects to architect and design new features through RFC and Technical Spec documents
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Over 80% of millennials and Generation Z reportedly seek out brands with values that align with their own, and in order to net this younger generation of consumers, brands are increasingly turning to novel ways of signalling and proving their ethical side. Beam Impact’s solution is an exciting one: create an app through which Beam users can purchase products with Beam partners, who in turn pledge to donate a portion of those sales to a charity of the customer’s choice.
It’s an interesting proposition, and Beam have their sights set on using it to funnel $10 billion through to high impact charities. The 2017-founded company has over 90 partners including some big players like Parade, Mate the Label, Clevr Blends, IKEA and Walk to Wok.
It is a compelling idea for customers and brands alike, with Beam reporting that users regularly return to their partner brands thanks to this charitable nudge from the free app. It is apparently also sufficiently compelling to investors who have backed Beam with significant funding. It will be interesting to watch this win/win business develop in the coming years.
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50% female employees
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Employee endorsements
Challenging work
"I’ve consistently been presented with tough technical challenges since I started at Beam. We have a large and fast growing number of clients, each..."
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2022
$13.3m
SERIES A
Nov 2018
$1.1m
SEED
Total funding: $14.9m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO (2 weeks required)
- Work from home
- Company Stock Options
- Partial (50%) 401k match
- Healthcare, vision, dental fully covered
- Paid parental leave for all parents
- Option to work in our gorgeous NYC HQ in Lower Manhattan with sunlight, plants, coffee, snacks, music and energy!
- Regular (virtual) team events
- Semi - Annual trips to NYC to meet and relax with the whole team
- $100 / month in wellbeing stipend to be used at your discretion (i.e., gym membership, mental health resources like yoga classes & meditation app subscriptions)
- $750 / year in professional development
- $1,000 referral bonuses for growing our Beam community
Company HQ
Chinatown, New York, NY
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Founders
Viveka Hulyalkar
(CEO)Previously a retail consultant at McKinsey working in consumer loyalty. Founded a nonprofit that provided $1M worth of solar panels for schools in the Cleveland area at the age of 15.
Alex Salvatore Sadhu
(CTO)Previously an early iOS Engineer at Tinder before co-founding Beam Impact.
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