350.org is looking for a front end developer to join our small, nimble web team to help boost our capacity to serve the climate movement with best-in-class web tools.
The front end developer will work closely with a developer, UI/UX designer, product manager and other product team members to build and maintain a high-quality and impactful suite of web tools. Our web tools are used by a team of digital campaigners and organisers around the globe, therefore the ideal candidate should be culture-sensitive and willing to look for ways to make our web tools accessible to different audiences.
Here is the technology stack we are using. Although we don’t require a candidate to have experience with every language listed here, we are eager to hear about their past experiences working with the languages listed below and what they are excited to work on.
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP
- Django, Python
- React
A few examples of potential responsibilities for this new role are listed below. We are happy to talk through this list and answer any questions during the interview.
- Helping 350.org’s regional teams to implement WordPress microsites
- Helping a team set up online fundraising infrastructure for their WordPress site
- Maintaining React codebases for various web projects
- Maintaining custom Wordpress themes and plugins (PHP/HTML/CSS/JS)
- Maintaining ActionKit templatesets (Django/Python/HTML/CSS/JS)
- React
- Strong working knowledge of HTML/CSS/JS and some of the above listed languages
- Experience with web content management systems, such as WordPress
- Experience collaborating on codebases with remote teams
- User-centric approach to solving technical challenges
- Experience with Git
- Must believe and embrace 350.org’s vision, mission, and progressive values.
- Must embrace the principles of workplace justice, diversity and inclusion and apply them to day-to-day work.
- Ability to listen to and address concerns of others, and to transfer and translate information from one level or team of the organization to another.
- Ability to set professional boundaries. Resilient and able to manage self and keep composure in times of stress.
- Fluency in English
Preferred skills:
- Experience with running and implementing A/B test scenarios
- Implementing web analytics
- Experience with web accessibility
- Additional languages a plus
We are looking for someone who is comfortable working both independently and in teams, highly responsive, and able to lead initiatives as well as take direction from others.