AD1470 Fullstack Developer (JavaScript)

Would you be excited to work in an organisation that is building digital solutions to help save the planet? Would you like to join the Digital Transformation team, a close-knit team of data scientists, developers, designers, user researchers, product and project managers, and development and operation specialists, supported by our team leads and administrators? Would you like to be part of a team working to develop digital products that will support people and nature in our planet?  If yes, this job might be for you!

We work in a collaborative and increasingly Agile way internally and with other teams at WCMC to develop and maintain innovative outcome-oriented digital products for addressing the global nature crisis. The platforms we develop – UN Biodiversity Lab , IBAT , Protected Planet and ENCORE , to name a few – are instrumental in supporting decision-makers to access the knowledge they need to generate large-scale change.

We are expanding our team in response to the large demand for digital expertise within the conservation industry. We work across a variety of projects that provide solutions to the private sector, governmental bodies and other not-for-profit organisations, including the United Nations.

We are looking for a motivated full stack developer to join our growing team and work with us on one of our flagship products, the United Nations Biodiversity Lab (UNBL). Our diverse range of projects and supportive learning culture provides opportunities for you to grow upwards or sideways within the organisation, allowing you to progress in the area of work that suits you and the organisation best.

You will need professional experience in web development with examples of your work. For this particular post, we are looking for a candidate with a good understanding of developing modern web applications and who has substantial experience on the front and back end, using Node.js and React (TypeScript is essential, Express.js and Gatsby are desirable). As a bonus, you may have experience with mapping or GIS web applications, preferably with Mapbox, TiTiler, STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalogs), Docker and Kubernetes, and cloud deployments (in particular Azure). Most of our other web projects are typically built with JavaScript (Vue.js) on top of Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL and have a geospatial element.

We are looking for someone with a passion to produce high quality outputs as well as a desire to continue learning. You will have an interest in manipulating datasets to extract informative insights and in producing engaging and interactive digital outputs. We collaborate on multiple projects across the organisation simultaneously so are looking for people who thrive working in a team as well as being confident working independently.

The teamwork doesn’t stop within the centre; we are part of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) and work in partnership with many other not-for-profit organisations that are based in the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge. Although not essential, an interest in the environment is a bonus!