Software Engineer (Early Career)

About this role

## *Who We Are*

The Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) is a non-partisan, non-profit dedicated to equipping the next generation of Americans with the skills to communicate and collaborate across lines of difference. We work with U.S. colleges and universities by providing co-curricular programming for students, professional development for faculty and staff, and strategic guidance to leadership. Our goal is to foster constructive dialogue at every level of the institution and to create the conditions for lasting organizational change. CDI was co-founded by psychologist Jonathan Haidt, the bestselling author of *The Righteous Mind* and *The Anxious Generation*.

## *The Role*

We're seeking an early-career Software Engineer to help build the technology behind CDI's learning programs. You'll work on Perspectives, our online learning platform, and our AI-powered dialogue practice experience, helping students build the skills to bridge divides and giving educators better tools to support their learning.

You'll work directly with and be mentored by our Senior Technical Lead, and collaborate closely with our Product team. You'll contribute to real product features, fix bugs, help keep our platform reliable, and improve the systems we use to build and maintain software. You'll start with clearly scoped work, get regular guidance and code review, and take on more responsibility, including production support, as your skills grow.

AI agents are part of our everyday engineering workflow. You'll learn to break problems into manageable pieces, evaluate implementation approaches, and review and test agent-generated code so you understand the work you ship. Our stack includes TypeScript, React, and Next.js; Java and Spring Boot; Python; and AWS. You don't need to arrive knowing all of it.

## *With guidance and mentorship from our Senior Technical Lead, you'll:*

• Build and improve features for students, instructors, and CDI staff, such as learning activities, p...