Web App Developer/Engineer: FOSS & Data Visualization Focus

Description

The Library of Congress seeks a software developer to support the ongoing development and operations of Viewshare, a free and open source web application for visualizing cultural heritage data (github repo).

Working primarily in Python and JavaScript, the ideal candidate will have significant experience working in the Django web framework, and an interest and or experience in working with a range of JavaScript visualization libraries (for example, D3.js, and the JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit).

This position is located in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress, and reports to the director of the National Digital Information and Preservation Program (NDIIPP).

Key Features:

• Play a significant role in helping to establish the future direction and vision for the project
• Work solely on an open source project
• Positon can be flextime schedule and has potential for telework up to two days a week.