The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy needs to harness modern data and computing power to produce cutting edge social science, computer science, and data science research that improves public policy decision making. The MDI Front End Developer will design and develop user-facing web pages and components to support MDI research initiatives.
Requirements
- Proficiency with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Awareness of User Experience (UX) principles and practices
- Ability to design User Interfaces (UI)
- Ability to use front end frameworks such as Bootstrap for clean layout
- Experience working with one or more front end frameworks like React, Vue, and Angular
- Skilled in, or strong interest in learning, data visualization tools and techniques
- Experience designing and developing user interfaces for data querying and/or search
Responsibilities
- Creating wireframes to prototype user interface designs
- Iterating on proposed designs using feedback from colleagues and testers
- Translating wireframes into code, contributing to projects hosted on GitHub
- Collaborating with other developers for seamless integration
- Revamping existing user interfaces to enhance their usability, accessibility and design
- Designing and developing data visualizations
- Documenting design decisions
Other
- Bachelor's degree (BA/BSc) in a relevant field
- 1-3 years of experience
- Ability to work on multiple different projects in parallel
- Hybrid work mode designation
- Must submit a resume for each position of interest
