October 5, 2026
Summary
Progressive Technology Project is seeking a Movement Support and Systems Technologist to join our small and committed 3-person team. This person will join PTP’s mission of organizing resistance to oppressive corporate technologies through political education, movement building, and creating people-controlled technology that serves the needs of community organizations. PTP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and provides movement technology and holistic technology support as a movement partner, not a corporate tech vendor. We are organizers ourselves, and all support provided to the cross-issue social justice organizations participating in our programming is done with a deep understanding of the value, importance and urgency of their work.
At Progressive Technology Project, we believe that a just world requires dismantling systemic oppression in all its forms—including racism, sexism, classism, ableism, and heteropatriarchy. We know that the movement for social change is strongest when it is led by the communities most directly impacted by systemic injustice. We recognize that traditional hiring practices often replicate societal inequities. Because of this, we are committed to an intersectional, equitable recruitment and selection process that values lived experience, diverse perspectives, and a shared dedication to liberation.
We strongly encourage applications from People of Color, Indigenous People, Immigrants and Refugees, LGBTQIA+ Individuals, Women, Gender non-Conforming Folx, People with Disabilities, and People who have been impacted by the criminal justice system.
We welcome candidates with diverse educational backgrounds. We value non-traditional paths, community organizing experience, self-developed technological skill and grassroots advocacy just as highly as formal degrees. If you are passionate about social justice, deeply aligned with our values, have technical expertise and are excited to bring your unique skills to our team, we want to hear from you!
Specifics
- Job Title: Movement Support and Systems Technologist
- Location: Fully remote position, seeking someone who lives and works between the US Pacific and Eastern Time Zones (UTC-4 to UTC-8), and is able to accept a salary paid to a US-based bank account.
- Salary/Benefits:
- Salary > $75,000
- Benefits > medical, dental, vision (100% premiums covered for eligible employee +1 dependent), life Insurance, short and long-term disability, workers compensation
- Retirement Benefits > PTP contributes 3% of gross salary to a fully vested 401K plan
- Time off: PTP offers robust vacation, health & wellness time, parental leave, etc…
- Who you report to: Technology Systems Director
- Status: Full Time / Salaried
- Schedule: Full time, business-hours, some flexibility, includes some travel
Main Job Responsibilities:
- CiviCRM user support
- Linux server management
- CiviCRM development and debugging
Job Description:
PTP is seeking a Movement Support and Systems Technologist to join our small, but committed staff to strengthen our technology infrastructure, manage and develop CiviCRM (Powerbase), maintain our secure servers, help to build technology leadership and skills through providing CiviCRM (Powerbase) support, and engage in PTP’s coalition and movement building work .
Requirements (Professional Qualifications, Skills and Experiences):
- Movement or activist experience
- Ability to set up a development environment running CiviCRM
- Able to debug and submit patches to CiviCRM (or any similarly complex PHP web application)
- Comfort operating on the command line
- Ability to provide technology support to program participants (organizations using CiviCRM) with a wide variety of different technological skills, always with a commitment to relationship building/community building
- Affinity for community organizing as a strategy for achieving social change
- Familiarity with the use of information technology, especially as it relates to grassroots organizing efforts
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, public speaking experience, and demonstrated ability to clearly articulate ideas
- Demonstrated experience multitasking, well organized, and self-motivated
- Successful experience building connections and ties with individuals and groups and working in coalitions, collaborations, alliances and networks
- Evidence of commitment to diversity and an understanding of how to work effectively in and with diverse communities
Strongly Seeking
- Bilingual Spanish Speaker
Timeline and How to Apply
- Applications open October 5, 2026 and close November 13, 2026
- Interviews will take place between November 16, 2026 and December 9, 2026
- Position will be offered by December 11, 2026 and the candidate will begin after the winter break, ideally during the first two weeks of January 2027
- The interview process will consist of 2-3 virtual interviews with various PTP Staff.
- We will be asking for demonstrated skill in technology tasks, that may include (but are not limited to) scenarios such as a CiviCRM bug-fix, a CiviCRM development task, a server maintenance task and tech support responses. Some of this time may be paid.