Whatever your career, if you earn money then effective altruism is an evidence-based approach to improving the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_al

Whatever your career, if you earn money then effective altruism is an evidence-based approach to improving the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism https://centreforeffectivealtruism.org/ https://centreforeffectivealtruism.org/ I suspect this isn't what you were thinking of - but it's something you can do that doesn't prevent you improving the world directly through the software you make.