Temporary Software Engineer, Product

The Marshall Project is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to covering the U.S. criminal justice system. They are seeking a part-time software engineer to temporarily join their product team, responsible for enhancing analytics platforms and developing features within their Content Management System.

Responsibilities:

• Enhance and maintain our existing analytics platform to improve reporting, insights, and performance
• Support the development and optimization of our advertising infrastructure
• Design, build, and enhance features within our Content Management System (CMS)
• Build interactive tools, story components, and digital experiences that enhance reporters' storytelling across web, mobile, and other platforms
• Ensure all products and features are responsive, accessible, and optimized for a consistent user experience across devices

Requirements:

• Fluency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, git, and Ruby on Rails (or a comparable framework with the ability to ramp up quickly)
• Familiarity with the command line and Git
• Experience dealing with SQL databases
• Experience working with third-party APIs, external services, and asynchronous job processing
• Experience working within a newsroom is a plus