Graphicacy, a data visualization, design and interactive studio, is recruiting an experienced data visualization engineer to join our team.
The ideal candidate for this role will be passionate about innovative front-end solutions. They will be capable of engineering cutting-edge digital experiences for Graphicacy’s clients to continue to set Graphicacy apart as a leader in innovative and well designed digital products.
This position is for an engineer who has the ability to be as effective writing code as they are in talking to clients and collaborating with designers, project managers, and other engineers. They will possess a combination of programming skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) and aesthetic sensibility. Graphicacy creates unique products that solve data and interactive challenges in new and engaging ways, so we’re looking for someone who can see the whole project lifecycle and process, communicate effectively, and think creatively about how to build great products.
We are a dynamic team that works fast — as such, we want to work with people who are forward thinking, self-motivated and excited about new opportunities.
Our team is distributed throughout the US and this position is fully remote.
About the Role:
- Craft innovative and performant engineering solutions:
- Work with Graphicacy’s clients to build beautiful and informative interactive and static data visualizations, online applications and information graphics.
- Play a key role in helping to turn client ideas into executable solutions considering their needs, design opportunities and limitations, and technical options.
- Collaborate with Graphicacy’s internal team of developers and designers to create feasible solutions to client visions and constraints.
- Be an empathic technology guide:
- Help clients understand what’s possible and what’s best given their resources, technical skills and capacity, and long-term maintenance needs.
- Translate user and technical requirements into interactively designed interfaces for applications and /products.
- Facilitate and provide technical documentation or summary guides outlining various approaches to engineering solutions.
- Help make Graphicacy better:
- Provide ongoing input on Graphicacy’s technology toolkit and approaches, helping us to build better things and to build things better.
- Efficiently troubleshoot and triage issues toward resolution on projects and software.
- Support existing software with quick troubleshooting and issue resolution.
About the You:
- You have 5-7 year’s experience as a software or data visualization engineer.
- Advanced knowledge or experience with modern SPA (Single Page Application) JS frameworks such as React, Angular, and/or Vue.
- Experience with D3, canvas, or other visualization libraries and tools.
- Passion for, and experience and interest in data visualization information graphics.
- Familiarity with a range of full-stack development technologies such as Python, NodeJS, and AWS/Google Cloud/Azure.
- Experience building map-based visualizations using Mapbox, Leaflet, OpenLayers, or comparable geospatial packages or applications.
- Ability to lead scoping and development conversations for technical and non-technical participants alike.
- Fluency in approaches to a wide variety of interactive products (data explorers, data dashboards, scrollytelling microsites, etc.), and the ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new ones.
- Experience in creating the most suitable front-end engineering methods and data models in alignment with designs.
- Fluent in both Javascript and Typescript.
- Experience participating and/or leading discovery processes to develop a deep understanding of client needs and goals and match those with technical solutions.
- Skilled at planning and implementing custom technical solutions from scratch.
- Strive to develop accessible code with comprehensive tests and thorough documentation.
- Experience mentoring and guiding other engineers to arrive at technical solutions.
- Bonus:
- Experience with holistic engineering planning and strategy for client consultations and project builds that integrate and economize on back-end and front-end requirements such as data storage and ingestion, data processing, content management systems, and user authentications.
- Experience using static site generators such as Gatsby and Next.js.
- Experience with Three.js, React Three Fiber, or other WebGL libraries.
- Knowledge of statistical analysis (SQL, R, Python or other statistical packages)
- Experience with front-end animation libraries such as react-spring or GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP)
We are looking for a smart, passionate person, and do not expect that every applicant has experience in everything we listed above. If you are interested in the role, but worried you don’t meet all our criteria, apply anyway. Demonstrate your creative thinking, problem-solving skills, and ability to learn on the job, with projects in your portfolio, and in your cover letter.
About Us:
Graphicacy is a mission-driven data visualization and design studio in Washington, DC, with Brooklyn, and Los Angeles. This opportunity is a remote position.
Graphicacy partners with clients to tell engaging stories with data. Graphicacy’s team combines storytelling, thoughtful human-centered design and deep technical capabilities to build and deploy strategic, data-rich digital projects. Graphicacy’s team has created data visualizations and websites for top-tier organizations and companies, domestically and internationally, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the World Bank, the Center for American Progress, the Anti-Defamation League, and many others.
Graphicacy Benefits:
This is a full-time, fully remote position with a competitive salary commensurate with experience. Generous benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance and retirement matching. We also offer our team flexible and liberal leave policies to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
Graphicacy is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity of ideas, experiences, and cultures, and we strongly encourage applicants from a wide array of backgrounds and communities to apply. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or medical condition.
