Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2019)
Materials Project | Berkeley, CA | ONSITE | Full-time | <a href="https://materialsproject.org" rel="nofollow">https://materialsproject.org</a><p>Berkeley Lab (<a href="https://www.lbl.gov/" rel="nofollow">https://www.lbl.gov/</a>) is looking for a talented web developer who will work on building powerful web-based tools for materials scientists on the Materials Project team (see <a href="https://materialsproject.org" rel="nofollow">https://materialsproject.org</a>). The Materials Project is one of the world’s foremost databases of computed materials science data, and has helped pioneer a change in how we design and search for new materials, with a large active community of users in both academia and industry. We use millions of CPU hours a year in our calculations, and all of this data is publicly available and free of charge, and we develop all our software openly and under open source licenses.<p>This is a great opportunity for a developer with an interest in science and energy-related innovation. You'll work with a team of scientists and engineers and will have a major impact on any aspect of the project that interests you — from application architecture to data visualization.<p>A successful applicant will have experience in:<p>* HTML/CSS<p>* JavaScript — someone who is happy to help maintain our legacy platform {Backbone.js, CoffeeScript, Require.js} but is also not afraid of new technologies where appropriate {React / Plotly Dash}<p>* Web services technologies and REST APIs<p>* Information visualization — knowledge of javascript graphing libraries such as {d3, HighCharts, Plotly} and understanding of information visualization techniques highly relevant<p>Ideal applicants will also be experienced with:<p>* Python and Django (or similar framework)<p>* Writing unit- and end-to-end tests for client side applications<p>* Unix environments<p>* User interface design principles<p>A successful applicant will also:<p>* Be keen to work as part of a small team, including working with other researchers (graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, collaborators) who are excited about sharing their data with the world<p>If you're interested in applying, or you simply want to ask some questions about the position (I’m the team’s lead web dev), feel free to ping me at dwinston@lbl.gov. The official position description and application portal is at <<a href="https://jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/web-developer-1934>" rel="nofollow">https://jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/web-developer-1934></a>, but because Berkeley Lab is a public research institution, the hiring/contract style is different than a typical industry job (e.g. “1-year term appointment” means guaranteed for 1 year at minimum -- this position definitely has long-term, extension-without-reapplication potential; full benefits start from day 1; etc.), so again please feel free to ping me for any clarification. :)