Senior Full-Stack Engineer for Climate Data Platform

UN News; United States; Remote; USD 72,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is seeking a consultant to redesign the Climpact web portal. The role involves creating a Python-based backend for climate indices calculation and a modern frontend with interactive visualizations.

You will ensure accessibility, low bandwidth performance, and scalable, open‑source architecture. Responsibilities include collaborating with WMO climate indices experts, deploying on cloud platforms such as AWS, and delivering comprehensive technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE/IT or related field.
• 5+ years of full-stack web development experience.
• Experience with AWS and cloud deployment.
• Experience with scientific computing and data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Review the existing Climpact codebase and modernization opportunities.
• Design a modular backend using open-source libraries, incl. Python/xclim.
• Develop core climate data processing and visualization functionalities.
• Build a user-friendly frontend for uploads, calculations and visualizations.
• Deploy the portal on a platform like AWS with offline options.
• Perform testing, QA and documentation for handover.

Skills

Full-stack

Python

Data viz

AWS

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE/IT or related

Tools

NumPy

pandas

xarray

xclim

Job description

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is seeking a consultant to redesign the Climpact web portal. The role involves creating a Python-based backend for climate indices calculation and a modern frontend with interactive visualizations.

You will ensure accessibility, low bandwidth performance, and scalable, open‑source architecture. Responsibilities include collaborating with WMO climate indices experts, deploying on cloud platforms such as AWS, and delivering comprehensive technical