Junior Tooling and Support Engineer (Term-Limited)

Organization Overview

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research in the areas of race and ethnicity, U.S. politics and policy views; media and journalism; internet and technology; science and society; religion and public life; global attitudes and U.S. social and demographic trends. Pew Research does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center’s work is carried out by a staff of 180.

Position Description

The Junior Tooling and Support Engineer will be a part of the digital team that manages the organization’s web properties and creates interactive data visualizations and other digital features based on the Center’s work. The primary focus of this position will be working with the Editorial Engineering team to build developer tooling and automated processes related to code analysis and deployments as well as provide first level client support and triage.

This is a term-limited, grant-funded position expected to extend 18 months.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and other digital stakeholders on the development, initial creation, and management of a testing suite, dev tooling, and deployment workflows.
• Ensure that all code is error-free, maintainable, and scales to handle a high number of concurrent, complex transactions.
• Provide quality assurance and testing of other team members’ code.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation and contribute to style guides.
  
  

Knowledge And Skill Requirements

• Expert knowledge of JavaScript and WordPress/PHP tooling and industry practices.
• Expert knowledge of Webpack, Node, and related web technologies.
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to build and maintain strong relationships with project stakeholders.
• Expert knowledge of GitHub Actions/Workflows.
• Ability to be creative and innovative, set priorities, organize time and identify resources for projects.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to review designs/wireframes, point out potential development concerns, and create user stories based on designs.
• Ability to write and maintain user and system documentation for applications and processes.
  
  

Education/Training/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 1-3 years professional experience developing web, mobile and other digital projects.
• 1-3 years JavaScript experience required.
• Experience with modern WordPress development.
• WordPress plugin development a plus.
• Demonstrated experience working with REST APIs, preferably in a read/write manner. Understanding of common data storage techniques a plus.
• Git experience.
  
  

FLSA Status: Exempt

Typical starting salary: $90,000

Location

Pew Research Center staff are required to be present in the Center’s Washington, D.C., office two core days weekly (Tuesday, Wednesday). Staff may work virtually from remote locations on other days in a typical work week.

Application Procedure

Click on the Apply button, and complete required fields. Both cover letter and resume are required.

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Total Rewards

In addition to competitive pay, Pew Research Center’s employees enjoy a robust total rewards package that includes:

• Affordable, comprehensive health care that includes medical, dental (including adult orthodontia) and vision benefits.
• Generous paid annual leave plan, including a winter break between Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
• Employer-paid disability, life insurance and paid family leave plans
• Up to a 12% employer 401(k) contribution, with vesting at the end of the first year.
• A 37.5-hour workweek.
• Health savings or flexible spending account options with employer funding component.
• Flexibility to telework up to 60% for most staff
  
  

Eeo

Pew Research Center makes employment decisions without regard to age, sex, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or gender identity, military/veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We encourage applications from candidates who represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.