Software Engineer II

This is a Full-Time Role (40 hours per week) with no option for part-time work. While this is a remote-first opportunity, the candidate filling this role must be a resident of the Netherlands, the UK, Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, DC, or Brazil at the start of employment. Additionally, they must be within commuting distance of our office in Amsterdam, London, Denver, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington, or São Paulo.

About the Team

The Technology team at B Lab drives innovation and digital transformation in support of the organization’s mission and global reach. Working in a cross-functional, agile environment, the team partners closely with Product Owners, Designers, and Business Analysts to build, maintain, and enhance B Lab’s core digital products and tools. The team is organized into focused squads, including those dedicated to the B Impact App (Assessment and Identity), Salesforce, and Data. Each squad is responsible for delivering high-quality, scalable solutions that meet user needs and align with organizational priorities. The Technology team ensures that systems are secure, performant, and built with modern engineering practices, enabling B Lab to remain responsive to user feedback and evolving business requirements. Technology contributes to both strategic roadmap execution and day-to-day development, offering critical expertise and technical leadership to advance B Lab’s certification platform and related tools.

About the Opportunity

As a Software Engineer II on the Assessment Squad, you will help build and improve key features of the B Impact Assessment platform, the digital tool companies use to measure and improve their social and environmental impact as part of the B Corp Certification process.

You’ll work within a collaborative, cross-functional squad responsible for the core user experience around the Assessment. You will also coordinate closely with the Identity team to ensure a seamless, end-to-end experience across the full B Impact journey, from company onboarding through assessment completion.

In this role, you’ll participate in regular code reviews, support continuous integration and deployment practices, and work with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver impactful solutions. This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys iterative development, values thoughtful collaboration, and is motivated by building technology that contributes to positive global change.

Core Responsibilities

Software Development [80%]

• Programming well-designed, efficient code that ships with functional and unit test coverage
• Maintenance of existing code to improve stability and reliability
• Help with technical decisions/discussions
• Identify areas of improvement and find ways to address them

Planning / Analysis [10%]

• Contribute and collaborate on story writing to shape product features
• Participate in bi-weekly sprint planning to scope stories/deliverables
• Participate in sprint planning, code reviews, and retrospectives
• Engage in quality assurance testing and code reviews

Support [10%]

• Monitor application dashboards
  • Check for user issues and code exceptions
  • Identify areas of improvement based on current metrics
• Identify and prioritize application issues
• Provide application support for internal staff and end users

About You

• A BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is strongly preferred
• 3-5 years of experience working with software development in an agile environment
• 2 years of experience working with Go
• 2 years of experience working with React + TypeScript
• Experience with a relational database, preferably PostgreSQL
• Working knowledge of web application development best practices
• Ability to be the implementation lead for features, participating in product ideation
• Contribute and collaborate on story writing to shape product features
• Able to deliver medium to large-scale changes across multiple systems
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data to drive decision-making and process improvements.
• Proactive problem-solver, able to identify problems and discover root causes
• Proficient in English with clear, concise written and verbal communication skills
• Self-managed and self-driven with the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrate solid interpersonal and communication skills with an emphasis on inclusion and global cultural competency
• Exhibit a strong desire to learn & contribute to the team’s development techniques and standards
• High emotional intelligence and exudes empathy, self awareness, and curiosity

Compensation Details

B Lab has a compensation plan that includes:

• An annual salary in the range of $102,600 - $109,800 based on experience and skills
• Excellent health benefits package including access to medical, vision and dental coverage
• Paid time off for vacation - in your first year, you’ll start with 15 days (prorated in a to your start date)
• Additional paid time off for organizational closures
• 403(b) with a match of up to 3%
• Unlimited sick and personal time - if you need it, use it
• After your first year of employment, 40 hours paid time off for community service; paid parental leave; and time and budget for your professional development (we assess this PD budget annually)
• A remote-first workplace
• A flexible work environment with the ability to plan your work week around your personal commitments

This is a Full-Time Role (40 hours per week) with no option for part-time work. While this is a remote-first opportunity, the candidate filling this role must be a resident of the Netherlands, the UK, Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, DC, or Brazil at the start of employment. Additionally, they must be within commuting distance of our office in Amsterdam, London, Denver, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington, or São Paulo.

About B Lab

B Lab is transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our global network creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies--known as B Corps--who are leading the way. To date, our community includes 15,000 Benefit Corporations, over 6,500 Certified B Corporations in more than 80 countries and over 150 industries, and more than 250,000 companies manage their impact with the B Impact Assessment and the SDG Action Manager.

B Lab believes an equitable and inclusive work environment and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. We’re not looking for candidates who are “culture fits.” We’re looking for candidates who can expand our perspective and challenge business as usual. We strive to foster an environment where all staff can bring their whole selves to work, by their own definition.

As an organization, we stand against anti-Black racism and all forms of oppression including transphobia, classism, sexism, and xenophobia. We commit to a focused and sustained action to dismantle racist systems, policies, practices, and ideologies within ourselves and our networks. As we continue to learn about injustice, we embrace radical reorientation of our consciousness and will listen to the voices of Black, Brown, Indigenous and marginalized peoples to catalyze equitable outcomes for all.

At B Lab an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace is one where all workers, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability, feel valued and respected. We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all of our teams, programs. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and ensure that all voices are valued and heard.