Volunteer Backend Engineer (Python / Django / PostgreSQL)

Help us build the infrastructure for sharing.

Borrow’d is an open-source, mission-driven platform that helps people share what they already have — tools, gear, appliances, and more — with the people they trust. We’re building a culture of access over ownership, one community at a time.

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to help us get through our current backlog and set the stage for future features. If you love Python, Django, and data systems — and want to apply those skills to something that matters — this is a great fit.

What you’ll do

• Tackle discrete tickets in our Django codebase (mostly backend work, occasional full-stack coordination).

• Help refine and strengthen our infrastructure around CI/CD and analytics (incrementally, not on-call DevOps).

• Contribute to a clean, maintainable, and extensible backend architecture (PostgreSQL, Django ORM).

• Participate asynchronously with a friendly, global team of volunteers who believe in open collaboration.
  
  

What you’ll bring

• Experience with Python/Django and comfort working in a multi-contributor GitHub repo.

• Familiarity with backend dev practices: testing, logging, monitoring, deployment pipelines.

• Ability to work independently — pick up a small, well-scoped issue, and see it through.

• An interest in sustainability, open-source culture, or building technology for good.
  
  

What you’ll get

• Flexible, zero-pressure contribution model — plug in a few hours whenever you can.

• Experience collaborating in an open-source project (AGPL license, public GitHub repo).

• Recognition on the Borrow’d contributor list and the knowledge that your code helps real people share more and waste less.
  
  

Tech stack: Django (Python), PostgreSQL, Sentry, GitHub, Tailwind.
Commitment: Short-term volunteer contributor (you choose your hours).
Location: Fully remote / async collaboration.