AP111 Full-Stack Web Developer

Work Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD -  Hybrid (on-site with flexible hours)

Eligibility Requirement:

• US Citizenship or Permanent Residency (LPR) required, with US residency for the past 3 consecutive years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 1 Investigation through NASA.

About NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - General Coordinates Network (GCN)

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center runs the General Coordinates Network (GCN; gcn.nasa.gov), NASA's open-source alert system for time-domain and multimessenger astrophysics. GCN distributes automated alerts (Notices) and human-written observation reports (Circulars) from NASA missions, international missions, and ground-based observatories to thousands of astronomers and observatories around the world. It is key NASA infrastructure for coordinating rapid follow-up of fast astronomical transients and variable sources.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a full-stack web developer to help operate and develop GCN. You will work closely with developers and scientists on the web application, the Kafka service, and user support.

Job Description:

GCN is open source; development happens in the open at github.com/nasa-gcn. Day to day you will:

• Build and maintain features across the full-stack GCN web application
• Extend the serverless backend on AWS
• Write and expand automated tests
• Develop the Notices Kafka broker, the Circulars database and search index, and the client libraries astronomers use to consume the alert stream
• Collaborate with NASA scientists and engineers on new features that advance astronomy and astrophysics around the world

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a physical science (or equivalent degree/diploma)
• 3+ years of professional web development experience
• Experience with TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Python, AWS, and Git/GitHub

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional web development experience
• Experience with AWS services including CloudFormation, Lambda, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, EC2, Elastic Container Service
• Familiarity with Apache Kafka
• Experience with the Remix web framework
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code for serverless applications (e.g., Architect / arc.codes)
• Knowledge of accessible web design standards (Section 508, U.S. Web Design System)
• Knowledge of astronomy and experience working with scientific data