The mission of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research is to convene researchers and practitioners from various disciplines to figure out novel and practical ways to understand, explain, and solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice. We foster exhaustive racial research, research-based policy innovation, data-driven educational and advocacy campaigns, and narrative-change initiatives. We are working toward building an antiracist society that ensures equity and justice for all. The Center is recruiting a Full Stack Developer to join our team! This Full Stack Developer appointment is for a two-year term and the appointee will work with the Centers cross disciplinary offices to build and scale the services powering planned interactive web, mobile and other digital applications. This position will work across Center projects, including but not limited to, the Racial Data Tracker and Campaign Tracker. You will succeed as an applicant if you:

• Have 3+ years experience developing and maintaining production systems

• Enjoy working on cross team initiatives

• Appetite to learn the latest technologies and build systems from the ground up

• Understand how to scale and manage complex relational databases

• Can design and implement RESTful and GraphQL APIs

• Can manage and optimize cloud paradigms and deployments (e.g., AWS)

• Have experience developing secure web applications using React

• Comfortable with TypeScript

• Self driven and comfortable owning complex projects from start to finish

Candidates must have 5 years related experience with 3+ years experience developing and maintaining production systems. A bachelor's degree is required.

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty will need to be in compliance with Boston University’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit the COVID-19 Resources site.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.