Full-Stack Web Developer — WCAG AA, Django/Wagtail

Purdue Research Foundation; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Purdue University’s College of Engineering is seeking a Web Developer to join a dynamic web communications team. You will deliver front‑end and full‑stack work, email campaigns, and interactive solutions for faculty and programs, using modern standards and WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.

You will migrate legacy systems toward Django/Wagtail, maintain documentation, and ensure fast, accessible, brand‑aligned web experiences across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field and 2+ years of web design/development experience.
• Ability to support legacy applications while migrating to modern web architectures.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility standards and brand guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and debug high‑performance, responsive web pages, sites, and apps from prototype to production.
• Write clean backend scripts and templates using Python; integrate data from APIs/databases.
• Ensure WCAG 2.2 AA compliance and Purdue branding across all deliverables.
• Develop accessible marketing emails and templates and coordinate campaigns.
• Maintain documentation and provide web support to faculty and staff.
• Assist with migrating legacy systems to Django/Wagtail and monitor performance.

Skills

Bootstrap

Front-end & full-stack development

Web accessibility

Python

APIs & databases

SEO fundamentals

Responsive design

Analytics concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Graphics Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Design/Development, or closely related field

Minimum of 2 years of professional web design and development experience

Tools

Django

Wagtail

Delivra

Jira

Wrike

Google Analytics 4

Siteimprove

Adobe Photoshop

Bootstrap

Job description

Purdue University’s College of Engineering is seeking a Web Developer to join a dynamic web communications team. You will deliver front‑end and full‑stack work, email campaigns, and interactive solutions for faculty and programs, using modern standards and WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.

You will migrate legacy systems toward Django/Wagtail, maintain documentation, and ensure fast, accessible, brand‑aligned web experiences across projects.