Full-Stack Web Developer

Partner Organization: 
Metropolitan Area Planning Council

Boston
Position Type: 
Full-time
Posted On: November 28, 2018
Post Expires: December 31, 2018
Expiration Date: 
Monday, December 31, 2018

 Do you want to make Boston and the surrounding communities a better place to live? The Metropolitan Area Planning Council is seeking a Full Stack Web Developer to build digital tools that will create a more sustainable and equitable region. MAPC is offering a two-year position with possible conversion to a long- term position. This position is part of the Digital Services team, a group with an established track record of successful products (https://www.mapc.org/learn/data-tools/) that visualize complex information, improve planning processes, and modernize municipal operations. At MAPC you will work on important issues like housing, transportation, social equity, climate change, and economic development.

 

Recent MAPC projects include:

  • Youth Match – a platform used by City of Boston to place over 3,000 young people into summer jobs
  • DataCommon – MAPC's custom-built data portal that opens up nearly 400 datasets to the public so that members of the public have the information they need to participate in shaping their communities
  • MassBuilds – a tool to inventory and share information on over 4,000 housing and commercial developments in Massachusetts to aid in future planning processes

Examples of Duties

  • Build data-driven web applications with a multi-disciplinary team
  • Collaborate with government staff and municipal planning professionals to invent, implement and deploy systems and improvements to existing technology
  • Work with a product team to ensure digital services meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders and end users
Link to full job announcement on partner site: 
Link
Position Description: 
Technology