Front-end Software Engineer

CarbonPlan is a nonprofit research organization working on improving the transparency and scientific integrity of climate solutions with open data and tools. Our team analyzes the design and implementation of climate programs across the public and private sectors. Our work focuses primarily on carbon offsets, carbon removal, and climate risks. In all three areas, we create public resources on climate solutions based on the best available science and data. You can read more about our work on our website.

The Product team builds all of CarbonPlan’s web content, which provides access to our work and defines our brand. As a Front-end Software Engineer on the Product team, you will serve a dynamic role that includes front-end application development, data visualization, and interaction design. This position reports to the Product Lead. If you’re excited about applying cutting edge front-end tools to help tackle hard climate problems, please apply!

You will:

• Work collaboratively with team members at CarbonPlan to produce a wide range of data visualizations, including graphics for research articles and blog posts.
• Use the CarbonPlan design system to prototype, build, and iterate on public tools like the CDR Verification Framework and Forest Carbon Map.
• Contribute to open source efforts to expand our web mapping capabilities.
• Contribute to the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of our web stack.

Requirements

You should have:

• Passion for our mission.
• 3+ years’ experience building software for the web (including front-end engineering, or a combination of design and engineering).
• Proficiency with front-end languages and frameworks like JavaScript, CSS, React, and Next.js.
• Experience leading product delivery, including project management responsibilities.
• Experience working in highly collaborative and cross-functional environments.
• Experience with design tools like Figma and/or Adobe Illustrator.

You’ll be an especially good fit if you have:

• Experience with data visualization, interactive web tools, and/or web maps.
• Experience with product or graphic design.
• Experience using or building design systems.
• Experience with graphics programming (OpenGL, WebGL).
• Experience maintaining or contributing to open source software.

You should include in your application:

• A link to your portfolio (GitHub, website, technical blog, etc.),
• Your CV, and
• A paragraph or two answering each of the following questions:
  • What excites you about working at CarbonPlan, and about this specific position?
  • At CarbonPlan, we value the diversity of experiences and perspectives within our team. How might your background and experiences enrich our work?
  • Share a project that showcases what you would bring to this role. This can be an open source project, a document describing a feature you delivered, or anything else that showcases your experience across any combination of web development, graphic design, and climate issues. If not publicly available, upload a PDF to share your work.
    • URL / upload
    • Describe your role and responsibilities in this project. What motivated the project and is there anything that you would change if given the opportunity to revisit the project?

Benefits

CarbonPlan is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We know that people, specifically people of color and women, are often less likely to apply for a job unless they believe they meet every qualification listed in the job description. We encourage candidates to think broadly about their background and qualifications for this role, and welcome applicants from less traditional backgrounds. We especially encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented groups in science, technology, and environmental organizations. All qualified applications — regardless of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, sexual identity, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, and any other occupationally irrelevant criteria — will receive full consideration.

We are committed to providing competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits to our employees. We offer fixed salary levels based on experience and role to minimize biases in compensation and to ensure team members are paid the same for doing the same work. Employees are eligible for promotion or salary increases every six months at the time of their performance review.

We expect this position to be a regular, full-time position, with an annual salary of $120,000 USD. However, we are open to some variance in experience, which may affect the resulting level and annual salary. In addition to salary, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health insurance (99% of costs covered for employees, 75% for dependents)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible health spending accounts
• Dependent care spending accounts
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement fund with employer contribution
• Unlimited time off (expectation of a minimum of four weeks)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Remote work expense reimbursements

We are not currently able to sponsor a visa for this position, and therefore can only consider applications from people who are already authorized to work in the United States. We work remotely. The hiring manager for this role is in New York. Remote work from any location in the US works for us.

COVID-19 Vaccine policy

CarbonPlan is committed to providing our staff with a safe work environment and helping to promote the health of our community. As such, CarbonPlan will require all employees to confidentially show proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, unless they are unable to receive the vaccine because of a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief or practice. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII, and applicable state laws, CarbonPlan will do our best to make reasonable accommodations for employees who (1) cannot take the vaccine due to a medical disability or (2) seek an exemption from the vaccine based on sincerely held religious beliefs.

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