Graphicacy, a data visualization, design and interactive studio, is recruiting a 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 board, 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.

About the Role:

• Work with Graphicacy’s clients to build beautiful and informative interactive and static data visualizations, online applications and information graphics.
• Craft solutions: 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 engineers and designers to create feasible solutions to client visions and constraints.
• Translate user requirements into interactive interfaces for applications/products.
• Be a technology guide: Help clients understand what’s possible and what’s best given their content, data, and audiences.
• 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.
• Support existing software with quick troubleshooting and issue resolution.

About the You:

• You have 5+ years as an experienced software or data visualization engineer.
• Passion for, and experience and interest in data visualization, information graphics and familiarity with full-stack development using technologies such as Python, NodeJs, and AWS/Google Cloud/Azure.
• General data wrangling skills.
• Knowledge or experience with modern SPA (Single Page Application) JS frameworks such as React, Angular, and/or Vue.
• Fluency in approaches to a wide variety of interactive products, and the ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new ones.
• Able to take a bespoke wireframe, turn it into an interactive, mobile-responsive web app and deploy it.
• Experience in creating the most suitable data models for the front-end driven by the design approaches.
• Fluent in Javascript or Typescript. You have a passion for learning and self-improvement.
• Skill at planning and implementing custom technical solutions from scratch.
• Ability to quickly test out and share ideas using prototyping tools like Observable and/or Storybook.
• Strive to develop accessible code with comprehensive tests and thorough documentation.
• Strive to write elegant, adaptable, and reusable code.
• Comfortable working remotely and asynchronously with an interdisciplinary team of engineers, designers, and project managers.
• Bonus:
  • Experience building map-based visualizations using Mapbox, Leaflet, and/or OpenLayers
  • Experience using static site generators such as Gatsby and Next.js.
  • Experience developing web solutions using CMS approaches such as WordPress and Drupal. Advanced site-building experience including deep familiarity with Drupal modules and managing technical aspects of the CMS.
  • Experience with Three.js or other WebGL libraries.

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 based in Washington, DC, with remote team members in Brooklyn, and Los Angeles. This opportunity is currently 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.