App Team Lead Backend Developer Volunteer

Resilience, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to improving the mental health of students, as well as reducing mass shootings, suicide, and depression. Resilience, Inc also works to combat declining test scores, low student engagement, and a slew of other social issues.

Our organization focuses on offering Social Emotional Learning tools to enable K-12 schools to teach emotional intelligence through five core topics; self-awareness, self-control, social awareness, relationship management, goal setting, and effective decision-making. Resilience, Inc. also provides tools for acquiring and maintaining inspiration, hope, and overall well-being.

Our mission is to teach SEL at every school in the country. It is a tough challenge, but we know “No Challenge, No Change.” If you are also concerned about children’s mental health and social being, join us! Become a member of Resilience, Inc, and help change the way schools approach mental health.

Responsibilities and Activities:

• Collaborate with the development team to design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code in languages such as [mention relevant languages, e.g., Python, Java, Node.js].
• Assist in database design, implementation, and optimization.
• Troubleshoot and resolve backend-related issues and bugs.
• Work on performance optimization and scalability of backend systems.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend components.
• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging backend development technologies.

Requirements:

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in one or more backend development languages.
• Familiarity with backend frameworks (e.g., Django, Express.js, Ruby on Rails) is a plus.
• Basic understanding of databases and SQL.
• Problem-solving mindset and a passion for learning.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects.