Working within Canada (Montreal or Vancouver preferred), you are an experienced data engineer who wants to analyze and model data that drives progressive change. You are excited at the prospect of building a product that uses emerging technologies with an aim to make the world a better place.

Your Core Objectives / Outcomes Power democratic participation wherever the open Internet exists, by ensuring that campaign supporters have access to accurate contact information for their political representatives at all levels of government. Help modern causes empower their supporters, shape public decisions, and win campaigns, by analyzing aggregate campaign data and providing strategic insight that amplifies network effects and bolsters campaign success. Lead a data-driven effort to improve and hone New/Mode’s advocacy tools as they empower progressive causes to foster democratic change in growing list of markets across the globe.

Your Essential Functions / Responsibilities Analyze supporter and representative data to provide strategic insights that guide internal product decisions and external subscriber campaign strategies. Explore opportunities to automate analysis and associated strategic insights via statistical methods and machine learning. Ensure that all data-related activities prioritize the privacy of campaign supporter data and conform to government privacy regulations and recommendations in all supported markets. Curate and refine existing datasets related to political representatives. Research new opportunities for acquiring data related to political representatives and their voting records. Participate in group estimation of new user stories. Collaborate with product team to improve processes and increase efficiency. Contribute to strategic conversations around product vision and roadmap.

You and the Rest of the New/Mode Team Are... Motivated by New/Mode's vision of powering democratic participation wherever the open Internet exists. Seeking to work for a company that values empowerment, collaboration, participatory decision-making, sustainability and engagement with social and environmental challenges. Someone who owns your work and exhibits personal and team accountability. Striving for mastery over your work and autonomy in its successful completion. Open and transparent about ideas for the success of your team and your capacity to meet deadlines. Someone who builds others up, empowers those around you, assumes best intentions and works with best intentions for your team. Someone who celebrates and engages with diversity, while looking for common ground and shared wins. Driven to see beyond symptoms to identify underlying problems and opportunities for better systems.

About New/Mode New/Mode is a purpose-driven enterprise, providing sophisticated civic engagement tools to the world’s most important causes. We embrace open-source software and we are supported and owned by a network of non-profit organizations and social impact investors.

We believe in a new mode of operation based on the following core values, and partner with people and organizations who share them.

Empowerment. We empower people to speak in their own voice and take action. Collaboration. We aim to help build a society that embraces new tools and processes for sharing and cooperation. Participation. We practice and preach decision-making that is open, transparent, collaborative, and focused on those who will be most affected in their daily lives. Sustainability. We help create more sustainable, vibrant, and resilient communities. Engagement. We are engaged in the world around us, working for a fairer economy and society. New/Mode is an equity-seeking organization. People who identify as being from marginalized communities, including women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, people with disabilities, people identifying as LGBTQ2, and people from low-income backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.

Why Work for New/Mode? Building a fairer, more sustainable world also means taking care of our team. We offer: living wages, collaboration, experimentation, advancement.

Requirements

Your Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 5+ years of statistical theory and modeling experience. 2+ years of MySQL or MariaDB experience. Development experience with both R and Python. Experience wrangling large, complex datasets. Exceptional data visualization skills. Knowledge of data scraping and associated tools and libraries. Familiarity with Keras, Tensorflow or similar frameworks Experience with the Agile methodology. Good communication and analytical skills. The ability to translate complex technical concepts into simple terms. Familiarity with BLP and Bayesian Inference (INLA) methods Experience working with web services and a variety of APIs. Excellent time management skills and the ability to work remotely. Experience using the Git version control system to track and coordinate changes with other developers. Assets Familiarity with test-driven development and continuous integration. Experience with the following APIs: Twitter, FaceBook, SendGrid, Twilio, Plivo, Callfire, Google Civic, Google Places, Every Politician, Represent, Phantom of the Capitol, ProPublica or Communicating with Congress. Experience with the following CRMs: SalesForce, ActionKit, Salsa, CiviCRM, NationBuilder, Hubspot, Engaging Networks, ActionNetwork or others. Benefits Health Spending Account Long-term Disability and Life Insurance Options

Compensation $65,000 to $85,000 CAD