{"id":16633,"date":"2015-03-23T11:41:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T15:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=16633"},"modified":"2015-03-23T11:41:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T15:41:06","slug":"job-web-developer-wildlife-conservation-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2015\/03\/23\/job-web-developer-wildlife-conservation-society\/","title":{"rendered":"[JOB] Web Developer, Wildlife Conservation Society"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Wildlife Conservation Society based in the Bronx, New York, is\u00a0looking for a\u00a0full-stack developer to help us\u00a0on a contract basis\u00a0with an exciting and intensive 3-6 month effort (with possible extension) toscale\u00a0https:\/\/mannahatta2409.org<\/a>\u00a0from Manhattan to all five boroughs of New York.<\/div>\n
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Some of our key challenges include:<\/p>\n

– Abstraction\/generalization and extension of\u00a0Djangomodels and views from Manhattan to arbitrary geographic instances<\/p>\n

– Abstraction\/generalization and extension of\u00a0javascriptapplication framework with standard and extensible data modeling and visualization libraries<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Alternative\u00a0ways\u00a0to store\u00a0and serve\u00a0large amounts of raster data<\/p>\n

– Addition of new environmental performance metrics to the calculation engine<\/p>\n

– PostgreSQL optimization and administrative streamlining<\/p>\n

– Server\/Amazon infrastructure optimization and troubleshooting<\/p>\n

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We’re looking for somebody who is able to jump into an existing codebase, good with\u00a0multiple\u00a0components\u00a0of a data-driven application stack, a creative problem-solver, a good team worker and communicator, and passionate about readable code,\u00a0conservation and sustainable\u00a0cities.\u00a0The successful applicant will be good with Linux and Amazon infrastructure, PostgreSQL and\u00a0PostGIS, Apache,\u00a0Django, Python, and\u00a0Javascript.<\/p>\n

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To apply, please contact\u00a0Kim Fisher by email\u00a0(kfisher@wcs.org<\/a>) including\u00a0cover letter,\u00a0a resume and examples of work\u00a0and usual rate of pay.\u00a0Someonebased in\/near NYC would be preferred.\u00a0\u00a0Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with expectation of contracting one or more developers before\u00a0April 15, 2015.<\/p>\n

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