Looking for a Ruby on Rails freelancer willing to work on a legacy platform on an as needed basis. Please email brett@impactupgrade.com with your info and hourly rate. Thank you!

I'd love to serve you!

  Backend software engineering expertise.
  Software scaling, optimization, & refactoring.
  Middleware, integration, & automation.
  Frameworks, libraries, & open source development.
  Databases & data-intensive applications.

Generalist, but do have some deep expertise in a few frameworks:

  Hibernate ORM (former full-time maintainer, still a committer)
  Apache Camel, Apache ServiceMix / Karaf / Felix / Aries, OSGi in general, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache CXF, Red Hat Fuse
  Spring
  Java EE / Jakarta
  Django
  REST, SOAP, GraphQL

brett@scenicroute.systems, https://scenicroute.systems, https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettmeyer, https://github.com/brmeyer

I'd love to serve you!

  Backend software engineering expertise.
  Software scaling, optimization, & refactoring.
  Middleware, integration, & automation.
  Frameworks, libraries, & open source development.
  Databases & data-intensive applications.

Generalist, but do have some deep expertise in a few frameworks:

  Hibernate ORM (former full-time maintainer, still a committer)
  Apache Camel, Apache ServiceMix / Karaf / Felix / Aries, OSGi in general, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache CXF, Red Hat Fuse
  Spring
  Java EE / Jakarta
  Django
  REST, SOAP, GraphQL

brett@scenicroute.systems, https://scenicroute.systems, https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettmeyer, https://github.com/brmeyer

I'd love to serve you!

  Backend software engineering expertise.
  Software scaling, optimization, & refactoring.
  Middleware, integration, & automation.
  Frameworks, libraries, & open source development.
  Databases & data-intensive applications.

Generalist, but do have some deep expertise in a few frameworks:

  Hibernate ORM (former full-time maintainer, still a committer)
  Apache Camel, Apache ServiceMix / Karaf / Felix / Aries, OSGi in general, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache CXF, Red Hat Fuse
  Spring
  Java EE / Jakarta
  Django
  REST, SOAP, GraphQL

brett@scenicroute.systems, https://scenicroute.systems, https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettmeyer, https://github.com/brmeyer

Must have a fair amount of overlap with US timezones.

Impact Upgrade focuses on nonprofits and mission-driven businesses that serve people. We’re looking for a new team member to position as a fullstack developer, working on both client projects and internal products. We do have specialties and tools we often reach for, but we strive to be flexible generalists. So although there are a few areas that you need to have in your background, we otherwise bend over backwards to keep things simple.

Must-haves:

    Development experience with Django/Python.
    Expertise with vanilla Javascript and jQuery, HTML, and CSS.
    Exposure to Bootstrap (we typically use Material Design for Bootstrap).
    An emphasis on mobile-first, responsive design with digital accessibility as a high priority.
    Experience with any RDBMS (we’re typically on postgres or mysql/mariadb).
    Experience with API integration and automation.
    A consultant’s mindset. Assume nothing you find has to be the way it is. Ability to keep eyes open for better/easier/simpler/cheaper ways of doing things, recommend them, and oversee improvements.
    Ability to work independently in ambiguous and dynamic environments.
    Understand that some projects demand enterprise/hardened development, others a looser get-it-done approach, and others a mix — and know when each is appropriate.
    Previous experience as a remote team member.
    Fun, easy going, and service-centered heart. Our primary focus is serving missions as well as helping organizations’ staff in any tech-centric way we can.

    Experience working both on client projects as a consultant as well as direct product development.
    Exposure to other full-stack ecosystems. PHP, Ruby on Rails, and others periodically come up.
    Exposure to Stripe and/or Square.
    Exposure to WordPress.

More details: https://impactupgrade.com/about/hiring/

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Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39222945

Points: 3

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Impact Upgrade's calling is to be behind the scenes, using tech to enhance a nonprofit's reach and sustainability, as well as reducing the distractions and stress on missional leaders. Services include a mix of consulting, systems integration/analysis/admin, data management, ongoing support, "virtual CTO", and engineering.

We're in need of additional help to manage a wide variety of tools, analyze existing systems and design more efficient solutions, and directly support organizations. There are certain areas that come up frequently and we're looking for specialists on part-time contracts!

- Salesforce, but not as a development and communication platform. We typically limit it to the database, reporting tools, process automation, etc. If you understand schemas and Object Builder, Flow, basic Apex, basic permissions/roles/profiles, data imports/migrations, and commonly-used rules, we'd love to chat.

- HubSpot, typically focused on the basics + Workflows.

- WordPress, not as a web designer or content manager, but the ins and outs of plugins, hardening, and untangling.

We're also looking for support roles to help us onboard and maintain other commonly-used platforms: Twilio, MailChimp, SendGrid, Stripe, Trello/Monday/ClickUp/Asana, Zapier, etc.

(Although it'd be a little different in this setup, here's a full-time job description that at least gives an idea of the types of things we're looking for: https://www.impactupgrade.com/hiring#consultant)

Please contact: Brett Meyer, brett@impactupgrade.com

Impact Upgrade is a software engineering and consulting company that solely focuses on nonprofit organizations and for-good businesses.

We're releasing a product called Nonprofit Nucleus, which is our automation engine for nonprofit processes. Think of it a little like Zapier in that it handles integrations between platforms, but the capabilities go way beyond that. We provide all the best-practice business logic for various types of flows that are often needed in nonprofit operations.

The core framework is in place, as are many of the primary use cases -- all in Java. But we have a steady stream of new features to add and/or new platforms to integrate with. I'd love having help with that. It'd be a fair amount of prototyping work, but then ultimately baking the concepts right into Nucleus and working through integration tests. We're also diving deep into scaling and hardening, so we could use help with instrumentation, fault tolerance, durable queuing, etc.

Nucleus also has a Portal/UI provided on top of it, currently built with Python, Django, and bits of JS. New features often require some front-end work if controls are needed.

In addition to all that, we continue to have unique projects pop up, usually backend heavy or full-stack web apps. However, we normally try to stick to similar stacks: Java/Kotlin, Python + Django, simple JS, PHP on rare occasions, and we're ok with node.js.

We're looking for agencies or groups that could work with us regularly. We currently have enough work that I could keep them busy on at least a part time basis.

(That's a full-time hire listing we made a while back. Although it'd obviously be different in this setup, it at least gives an idea of the types of things we're looking for: https://www.impactupgrade.com/hiring#senior-software-enginee...)

Brett Meyer, brett@impactupgrade.com, https://www.impactupgrade.com

Impact Upgrade solely focuses on nonprofits and mission-driven business. We're looking for an individual to act as a linchpin for our software engineering services and to oversee our suite of products. Serve our clients, own the team's software delivery, help define best practices, design architecture, and remain hands-on as the lead developer.

We do have specialties and tools we often reach for, but we strive to be flexible generalists. So although there are a few arenas that would be useful to have in your background (hit the ground running), we don't expect you to have commanding experience with everything. More valuable to us is your discipline, pragmatic approach, ability to quickly learn, and ownership over a variety of stacks and efforts.

More details: https://www.impactupgrade.com/hiring#senior-software-enginee...

If that describes you, we'd love to chat and move quickly! Email brett@impactupgrade.com with an intro and resume.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26456619

Points: 3

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Happy to dive into detail on the specifics, for profit for good vs nonprofit, the downsides of tech volunteering, etc.

For permanent storage, I almost always use a personal, public blog, just in case someone else could find the notes useful...

Impact Upgrade is a software and operations consulting company, solely focused on nonprofits and mission-driven business. We're looking for an individual to act as a linchpin for our software engineering services. You would partner directly with the founder (Brett) to serve our clients, oversee the team's software delivery, help define best practices, design architecture, and remain hands-on as the lead developer.

Although we do have specialities and tools we often reach for, we strive to be flexible generalists. So although there are a few arenas that would be useful to have in your background (hit the ground running), we don't expect you to have commanding experience with everything. More valuable to us is your discipline, pragmatic approach, ability to quickly learn, and ownership over a variety of stacks and efforts.

More details: https://www.impactupgrade.com/our-team/were-hiring/#technica...

If that describes you, we'd love to chat and move quickly! Email brett@impactupgrade.com with an intro and resume.

Impact Upgrade (https://www.impactupgrade.com) is a tech and operations consulting company, solely focused on nonprofits. We have a pipeline full of a wide variety of work and are always looking for additional help. Some of the current needs:

- Salesforce admin/analysis/support + familiarity with Apex

- Systems integration, data unification, automation, scripting (with a focus on Java -- bonus points if you've worked with these APIs: Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, Twilio, QuickBooks)

Please email brett@impactupgrade.com with your specialties and hourly rates. NO AGENCIES OR GROUPS -- we only work directly with individuals. Thanks!

Impact Upgrade (https://www.impactupgrade.com) is a tech and operations consulting company, solely focused on nonprofits. We have a pipeline full of a wide variety of work and are always looking for additional help. Some of the current needs:

- Salesforce admin/analyst + familiarity with Apex/Visualforce

- Systems integration, data unification, automation, scripting (with a focus on Java -- bonus points if you've worked with these APIs: Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, Twilio, QuickBooks)

Please email brett@impactupgrade.com with your specialties and hourly rates. NO AGENCIES OR GROUPS -- we only work directly with individuals. Thanks!

Impact Upgrade (https://www.impactupgrade.com) is a tech and operations consulting company, solely focused on nonprofits. We have a pipeline full of a wide variety of work and are always looking for additional help. Some of the current needs:

- System admin and analysis, especially for widely-used, large platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, etc.)

- Systems integration, data unification, automation, scripting (with a focus on Java -- bonus points if you've worked with these APIs: Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, QuickBooks)

- Custom web platforms, both backoffice and public-facing (with a focus on Java, Kotlin, Python, or PHP)

Please email brett@impactupgrade.com with your specialties and hourly rates. NO AGENCIES OR GROUPS -- we only work directly with individuals. Thanks!