at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50722
Department: WCAS Media and Design Studio
Salary/Grade: ITS/79
Job Summary:
The Media and Design Studio is seeking a creative, talented web developer to join our small but dynamic team. You'll be at the forefront of using technology for humanistic and linguistic studies, creating innovative digital solutions for teaching, scholarship, and research. Developers with interest or ability in world languages will also have opportunities to put their multilingual talents to use.
This position develops rich interactive web applications using modern stack; writes clean, efficient code for both front-end and back-end; collaborates on cutting-edge projects involving AI, data science, and virtual reality; and participates in the full software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment in a unique academic environment.
Our latest applications are written using client-side frameworks such as Angular, React, and Next JS, with server-side programming in Python, Java, Node, Perl and/or PHP/Laravel. The programming team regularly combines and extends open-source software platforms, such as WordPress and Omeka S, into customized solutions for teaching and scholarship projects.
This position usually works with senior staff but may coordinate smaller or less complex projects independently and/or together with student staff. The developer will work to document and understand aesthetic and functional requirements for projects, translate requirements into descriptive tasks and work units that can be self-assigned or divided among the team, and monitored. The developer will prototype solutions to problems via proofs-of-concept and follow a development methodology based on agile principles and/or rapid application development, checking in frequently with fellow staff for feedback and quality control.
This developer position in the Media and Design Studio is a full-time position and typically works on-site three or more days per week.
The target hiring range for this position will be between $80,297 - $100,370 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
This position is full-time eligible for some work to be performed remotely. As described, this position is initially expected to work onsite three days per week and up
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