Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Interactive Astronomy Data Viz

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 107,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy’s NOIRLab invites a Senior Fullstack Engineer to design and deliver modern, visualization-rich web apps that transform Rubin Observatory data into accessible public experiences.

You will lead feature work, shape frontend strategy, and collaborate with designers, scientists and engineers to ship engaging classroom investigations and public visualizations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience, including leadership on multiple projects.
• 5+ years working with React
• Strong understanding of React Server Components, advanced caching strategies and security best practices with React/Next.js
• A demonstrated ability to create modern and performant interactive data visualizations in the browser
• Extensive, proven experience with TypeScript
• Extensive, proven experience with Git, GitHub Actions and CI/CD workflows
• Extensive, proven experience with GraphQL and REST APIs
• Extensive, proven experience with SQL and database schema design
• Extensive, proven experience with Craft CMS and other content management systems
• Extensive, proven experience writing backend services and APIs in Python
• Clear and effective communicator, adept at conveying technical information to non-technical audiences
• Proven high-level proficiency in browser developer tools, accessibility best practices around data visualizations and frontend performance optimization
• Comfortable working in a remote, distributed team environment
• Experience solving frontend performance issues
• Familiarity navigating a cloud provider web console

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the full-stack implementation of EPO web products
• Lead the frontend development of new features from concept to release, defining scope, collaborating on UX, coding, testing, deploying
• Drive frontend architecture and contribute to strategic technical direction in collaboration with other team members
• Partner with our UI/UX designer to bring thoughtful, accessible, user-friendly designs to life
• Build interactive tools and data visualizations that communicate complex astronomical data to non-experts
• Identify and champion tech debt and performance optimization opportunities
• Ensure products meet WCAG accessibility standards
• Contribute to automated testing (Cypress/Playwright) and documentation
• Conduct code reviews and collaborate closely with engineers, product owners and external stakeholders
• Mentor junior engineers and support knowledge sharing across the team

Skills

React

TypeScript

Frontend performance

Leadership

Communication

Remote collaboration

Browser debugging

Tools

Craft CMS

React/Next.js

GraphQL

REST APIs

Python

Git/GitHub Actions

CI/CD

SQL

Cloud platforms (GCP)

Job description

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy’s NOIRLab invites a Senior Fullstack Engineer to design and deliver modern, visualization-rich web apps that transform Rubin Observatory data into accessible public experiences.

You will lead feature work, shape frontend strategy, and collaborate with designers, scientists and engineers to ship engaging classroom investigations and public visualizations.