Senior Full-Stack Engineer for Climpact Modernization

UN News; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 283,000 - 407,000; Full time

Job summary

UN News is seeking a full‑stack software engineer to redesign the Climpact web portal. You will design a Python‑based backend for climate indices calculation from user data, and develop a front‑end with accessible, interactive visualizations.

The role emphasizes bandwidth efficiency, maintainable modular code, and open‑source technologies. You will deploy to a cloud platform, ensure accessibility, and collaborate with climate indices scientists on computational methods.

Qualifications

• At least five years of full‑stack experience designing, implementing and deploying modular web applications.
• Proven Python programming and modular, containerized software development using open‑source libraries.
• Experience creating user‑friendly web interfaces with data visualization and interactive data-processing workflows.

Responsibilities

• Review the existing Climpact codebase and identify modernization opportunities.
• Design a modular back‑end architecture using open‑source scientific computing libraries (e.g., Python/xclim).
• Develop core functions for climate data processing and indices calculation with quality control modules.
• Create a front-end with interactive visualizations for dataset upload, index calculation, and export formats.
• Deploy the portal on a suitable platform with offline deployment options and low‑bandwidth support.
• Perform testing and quality assurance, including unit and integration tests.
• Prepare technical documentation and handover materials.

Skills

Full-stack development

Data visualization

Scientific computing

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS/SE/IT/Data Science

Tools

Python

Docker

AWS

NumPy

pandas

xarray

Job description

UN News is seeking a full‑stack software engineer to redesign the Climpact web portal. You will design a Python‑based backend for climate indices calculation from user data, and develop a front‑end with accessible, interactive visualizations.

The role emphasizes bandwidth efficiency, maintainable modular code, and open‑source technologies. You will deploy to a cloud platform, ensure accessibility, and collaborate with climate indices scientists on computational methods.