Senior Software & Data Engineer

Department: GIS & Data Science 

Reports To: Senior Director, Data Design & UX 

Location: Remote  

FLSA Category: Exempt 

Posted On: February 13, 2025
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025

ABOUT US 

American Forests is a national non-profit organization committed to creating healthy and resilient forests from cities to wilderness, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water, and wildlife. We advance our mission through forestry innovation, place-based partnerships to plant and restore forests, and movement building. We envision a world in which the significant environmental, societal, and economic benefits of forests are fully realized and equitably available to all people. Established in 1875, American Forests is the oldest national non-profit conservation organization in the U.S. working to restoring urban forests and forested landscapes for nearly 150 years.  

American Forests is proud to be a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible (DEIA) workplace. These are our shared values. We welcome individuals who bring a variety of backgrounds and experiences to be a part of our team to help make a difference individually and collectively as we work toward achieving our mission. We are committed to fostering an environment that is welcoming and respectful and provides opportunities for advancement and professional growth for every team member.  

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Senior Software & Data Engineer is a member of American Forests (AF) GIS & Data Science team, reporting to the Senior Director, Data Design & UX. The Senior Engineer ensures the continued function and optimization of all mission-critical custom software products at American Forests. They are responsible for developing and maintaining complex software systems that can sustainably and flexibly support new deployments and scale-up to support new large-scale datasets. The Senior Engineer will lead the implementation of major product features and assume responsibility for the quality and delivery of the code. The ideal candidate will have expertise in building, testing, and deploying systems; leading software development and feature implementation; designing and improving architecture, databases, and data pipelines; and in geographic information systems and object-oriented programming.  

The Senior Engineer works deeply with a team of developers, data analysts and designers to deliver sophisticated and sustainable data products that elevate American Forests’ visibility and reputation as a leader forestry science. They provide technical leadership and drive engineering best practices, standards, and solutions. This role functions at the leading edge of innovation at American Forests, providing vision for technical solutions that position our products not only in front of our field, but level with contemporary private sector software products. 

LOCATION & WORKING CONDITIONS 

This is a remote position. Up to 5% of travel to American Forests’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. or throughout the U.S. for key stakeholder meetings, events and projects may be required.  

Subject to applicable laws, American Forests requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. We will consider requests for accommodation to this vaccination requirement during the recruiting process. Any requested accommodation(s) must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

The individual must be comfortable with prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing at a desk and working on a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to provide access to all individuals along the continuum of human ability and experience.  

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS 

This position does not have any supervisory requirements.  

American Forests is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to provide access to all individuals along the continuum of human ability and experience.  

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/LGBTQ+ 

In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information is also available in languages other than English.