Environmental Defense Fund is hiring a
Put your passion and skills to work for the planet. Climate change is the most urgent issue of our time, and we need people like you to help us build a vital Earth — for everyone.
We’re Environmental Defense Fund, a fast-paced nonprofit with a growing staff of more than 850 people in nearly 30 countries. We deliver game-changing solutions that cut climate pollution and strengthen people’s ability to thrive despite the effects climate change is already having. We work wherever we can have the most impact, from local communities to top companies to governments worldwide, and even in space.
Our culture, values and commitment to diversity make EDF an exciting and meaningful place to work. Every job here makes a difference. Won’t you join us?
MethaneSAT, LLC, an affiliate of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is launching a new, high performance, purpose-built satellite—MethaneSAT—to map and measure oil and gas methane emissions worldwide, with the potential to assess emissions from the full range of man-made sources. The satellite will enable us to gather methane emissions data on a global scale and with data from other sources, locate and quantify these emissions. Data from MethaneSAT will help EDF reduce methane emissions by 45% by 2025 and holds the potential to help reduce the temperature of our planet by as much 0.5 degrees C by the end of the century. This could be the most impactful environmental project yet conceived.
Our UIs and tools must present complex scientific data in ways that allow both the regulator and citizen scientist alike to truly understand and act on it. This will involve flexibility in querying our dataset, merging it with other datasets and on-the-fly aggregations to drive change.
Overall Function
The Senior Front-End Software Engineer will be critical in the design, build and implementation of the Data Platform UIs, serving an array of audiences with different needs, along with internal users working deeply with our dataset.
Working across several organizations, the Senior Front-End Software Engineer will design and write software using best practices that meets the needs of our Data Platform Front-End and our broader project goals. The Senior Front-End Software Engineer will quickly become an owner of one or more critical UI features and expected to set direction and schedule enhancements of those features. Developing technical and domain expertise in those features and communicating about these features and their use outside the team is essential.
The Senior Front-End Software Engineer will report directly to the Sr. Engineering Director, Data Products for MethaneSAT, LLC, and will work closely with the Front-End team, other MethaneSAT, LLC staff, key contractors, and EDF staff.
Please include a Cover Letter with your submission.
Due to the volume of employment applications and queries received, MethaneSAT, LLC is unable to respond to each application individually. Applicants will be contacted directly if selected as a candidate.
USD $110,000.00/Yr.
USD $141,000.00/Yr.
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