UI/UX Developer

Black Canyon Consulting; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401k with employer contribution

Paid holidays and vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Black Canyon Consulting is seeking a UX Developer to support NIH/NLM's dbGaP Access team at Bethesda, MD or remotely. You will build Python/Django UI components, integrate them with backend APIs, and ensure accessibility via USWDS standards.

The role involves collaborating within an Agile environment and documenting user workflows for production deployment. The position offers full-time work at NIH facilities or remote options, with a competitive benefits package including health coverage, a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Experience building UI/UX in Python/Django.
• Experience in Linux software development.
• Experience developing user-facing web applications.
• Experience with Agile Scrum methodology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Python/Django UI components for dbGaP.
• Integrate frontend work with existing backend components and APIs.
• Apply USWDS styling guidelines and produce CSS supplements.
• Document user workflows and technical processes.

Skills

UI/UX development

Python/Django

Linux development

Web applications

Agile Scrum

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

Overview

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 according to https://analytics.usa.gov/.

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

Job Description

The Database of Human Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) Access team is responsible for developing and maintaining technologies which 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 API’s.

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
• Software development experience in a Linux environment
• Experience developing user facing web applications
• 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 our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k 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.