UI/UX Developer

Black Canyon Consulting; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Paid holidays

Vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is looking for a User Experience (UX) Developer to join the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) project. This full-time position, located at the NIH campus in Bethesda or remote, involves developing and maintaining user-facing applications using Python and Django.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and substantial experience in UI/UX development within an Agile environment. Competitive benefits and a salary range of $90,000 to $130,000 are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience developing UI / UX applications.
• Familiarity with USWDS styling guidelines.
• Ability to produce documentation detailing application workflow.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new Python and Django UI components.
• Collaborate with the development team to integrate user-facing applications.
• Produce CSS supplements for NCBI web UI applications.

Skills

Python / Django framework

Agile Scrum development

Excellent written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a User Experience (UX) Developer to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. This is a full-time position located at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD and/or remote.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCBI is the world’s premier biomedical center hosting over six million daily users that seek research, clinical, genetic, and other information that directly impacts biomedical research and public health – at NCBI you can literally help to accelerate cures for diseases! NCBI’s wide range of applications, platforms (node, python, Django, C++, you name it) and environments (big data [petabytes], machine learning, multiple clouds) serve more users than almost any other US Government Agency.

Job Description

The Database of Human Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) Access team is responsible for developing and maintaining technologies that manage the approval and access to data within the system. The Access team is currently engaged in a UI modernization project encompassing the data access user interfaces, public web site, and approval workflow for the dbGaP systems.

The UI / UX Developer will work as part of the development team to develop and implement new Python and Django UI components and user‑facing applications defined by the design team into the development, testing, and production environments for the product. This position will also be responsible for collaborating with the development team to integrate these user‑facing applications into the existing backend components and APIs.

In this role, the developer will be expected to become familiar with the USWDS styling guidelines and leverage best practices to implement styling into the web UI applications. The developer will need to become familiar with NCBI web/application architecture patterns, produce CSS supplements to augment existing NCBI and USWDS CSS templates, and produce documentation detailing the applications user workflow.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant experience
• Experience developing UI / UX applications in a Python / Django framework
• Experience in the Agile Scrum development process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and the targeted range for this position is $90,000 - $130,000.