Nonprofit
Published 6/17/25 8:00PM

Volunteer AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, Java/Spring Developers needed to improve disaster relief efforts!

Remote, Volunteer can be anywhere in the world
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Commitment Details:
    7 hours per week (minimum/avg) for at least 4-6 months
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    8
    Cause Areas:
    Disaster Relief, Human Rights & Civil Liberties, International Relations
    Other Requirements:
    Proficiency with tech stack required. Professional experience helpful. Experience with GitHub command line required.

    Description

    Volunteer AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, Java/Spring Developers needed to improve disaster relief efforts!

    We have a global volunteer team of developers. Many work at tech companies full-time and volunteer 5-10 hrs per week (or more) on evenings and weekends. It's all remote.

    Disaster Accountability Project was founded after Hurricane Katrina to improve effectiveness in disaster relief and humanitarian aid. SmartResponse was designed to curate localized "how to help" lists to help donors identify and directly support local nonprofits after disasters in the U.S. and globally. Too often, donations are delayed and diverted before reaching the ground. We are not an intermediary -- we simply serve as a clearinghouse/resource and do not handle donations intended for local nonprofits.

    In its first few years, over 600 organizations self-registered on the platform from over 60 countries and 30 U.S. states and territories. In addition to a new and improved UI, the new version of the site will be implementing AWS Lambda microservices, Java/Spring/Maven, React, and DynamoDM, GraphQL, MYSQL, AWS, and more.

    Members of the team code review/test each other's work before we merge so this aspect would be shared by team.

    Role Requirements: Must have a GitHub account and understand how to fork, branch, make pull requests and use command line.

    Role Duration: Minimum 7 hours/week for at least 4-6 months

    To Apply, please send Resume/CV to: volunteer@disasteraccountability.org. Thank you!

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer can be anywhere in the world
    Associated Location
    Rockville, Maryland, US

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