The TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health at the University of Chicago is looking to develop, test, and implement evidence-based interventions designed to promote very young children’s cognitive and social-emotional development, with emerging technologies that enhance—rather than replace—the pivotal role that caregivers play in building healthy young brains.
Requirements
- Knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
- Proven experience building web applications with Python/Django.
- Working knowledge of C / .NET frameworks and services.
- Comfortable working with React.js and modern front-end tooling.
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs; understanding of web performance and security principles.
- Strong database skills with PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server.
- Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or similar).
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and maintenance of backend services and APIs in Django (primary) and .NET (secondary).
- Collaborate with front-end engineers to design and implement effective interfaces between the backend and the React.js client.
- Architect scalable data models, services, and integrations with third-party APIs.
- Contribute to system architecture decisions and help guide best practices in backend and full-stack development.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code across multiple systems.
- Participate in code reviews, technical design sessions, and cross-functional collaboration with product and design teams.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and ensure smooth deployments and system reliability.
Other
- Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
- Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
- Advanced Degree in economics, data science, data analytics, computer science, software engineering or related fields strongly preferred.
- Office Environment.
- 40 Scheduled Weekly Hours
