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Senior Project Associate – Full Stacks Developer

Senior Project Associate – Full Stacks Developer

Who we are and what we do?

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, non-profit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. Our work focuses on building sustainable and livable cities and working towards a low carbon economy. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, World Resources Institute puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.
WRI India has the capacity to convene key stakeholders, and forge strategic partnerships with governments, business, foundations, civil society organizations, institutes and NGOs, to scale-up solutions that can bring game-changing results for the sustainable management of natural resources in India.

About the Program:

At WRI India Ross Center we focus on 10 integrated solutions to urban challenges. Through applied research, tools, hands-on advice, and by tapping our network of global experts, we accelerate transformative urban initiatives that have the power to change Indian cities into thriving, equitable and low-carbon places that are good for people and the planet.

Working at WRI India Ross Center offers you the unique opportunity to learn and grow as you collaborate with a diverse set of change agents across Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. As India’s biggest urban focused think and do tank, we seek thoughtful, enterprise-minded and sensitive individuals who can help us support this transformation and make a positive difference to citizens’ everyday lives.

About the project: Urban Heat

In the face of a changing climate, cities are exposed to life-threatening extreme heat. WRI’s urban heat initiative focuses on supporting cities to make investments in cool

urban surface infrastructure that lowers temperatures and saves lives. These investments include expanded tree cover, increased solar reflectivity of buildings, streets, and other hard infrastructure, and expanded use of green infrastructure and permeable materials. To achieve this, we focus our activities in three areas: 1) Building to close data gaps, 2) Building decision support tools, 3) Scaling deployment of these data and decision tools.

About your role:

In this role, you will collaborate with the Data team in developing user-facing geospatial applications, data dashboards and decision support tools to supporting cities in addressing urban heat stress and access to relevant data and knowledge to implement effectively cooling infrastructures.

You will work closely with product, design and engineering team in transforming insights collected through discovery interviews with different urban heat actors and design wireframes tested with users into deployed live applications.

How your day will unfold:

Build and maintain Geospatial data dashboards as part of the Urban Heat projects and Cities Indicators development

· Engage with Data Lab engineering team on architectural decisions: Data storage, APIs services, applications deployment...

· Work with product and design to deliver features based on design requirements and user research findings

· Maintain the developed applications and develop tools to monitor status

Qualifications and Requirements we seek:

· 3+ years of experience with backend stack: Node.js, Typescript, Next.js

· 3+ years of experience with frontend stack: Javascript, HTML/CSS, React

· Experience with API development using FastAPI or comparable Javascript framework (hapi, nestjs)

· Experience with GIS web application development such as MapLibre, OpenLayers, Mapbox and cloud native geospatial data formats and services (Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF, GeoParquet,PMTILES, Ttiler...)

· Experience with databases: SQL (PostgreSQL)

· Experience with cloud services such as AWS (ECS, Lamba, Amplify, S3, etc..)

· Experience in building maintainable and reliable frontend and backend software in agile environments

· Experience with continuous integration and deployment

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

· Fluency in English

· Self-motivated learner with a willingness and ability to take on new challenges

· Interest in working for a mission-driven environmental organization

· Experience with working remotely

Salary and Benefits: 11,00,000 to 13,00,000 INR CTC Per annum

Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.

Duration: 1 year

Location: Remote

Start date: As soon as possible.

List of Documents to be attached:

Cover Letter
Resume

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) @WRI India

WRI India values and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion across all areas of our work and workforce. Integrating these values into our actions fosters a progressive and collaborative culture and can also enhance our impact. It is our responsibility to create a welcoming working environment for people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and experience to learn together. We are responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where questions, concerns and information about diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our ongoing dialogue and development.

Learn more about WRI India’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Click Here

People-centric to the core:

We keep our people at the centre of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.

Some of the non-monetary benefits that our staff get:

Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs

Term Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff member

Employee Assistance program: Promoting mental well-being and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balance

Health & Nutrition: Personalized diet recommendation from a certified dietitian based on the physical health condition and lifestyle

Flexible work schedule: Alternative work arrangements for all who are eligible by nature of their job

Learning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunities

Rest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.

Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.

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Equal employment @WRI India

We believe in equal employment, it is our policy to recruit, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to caste, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual preference, parental status, or disability.

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