The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (MI) is a community of scholars, journalists, activists, and civic leaders united by a shared commitment to advancing economic opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in America and its great cities.
About the Role
MI is seeking a programmer experienced in full-stack web development and cloud infrastructure to work with the publication and marketing teams at Manhattan Institute. The person in this role will directly support a broad array of technical initiatives within MI, and will have the opportunity to select technologies, platforms, and vendors to best meet the organization’s needs. For the right candidate, this is a great opportunity to shift into a mission-driven career with a commitment to teamwork, social impact, and great culture. This is a remote position, but periodic company-paid travel to New York City will be required. The role reports to MI’s Vice President of Administration, Benjamin M. Birney.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Lead implementation of specific marketing and publication initiatives on MI’s technology platforms, including web, mobile, and syndication.
- Troubleshoot and resolve reported issues with MI’s websites and web-enabled middleware.
- Maintain, secure, and optimize AWS infrastructure.
- Proactively lead new technology projects identified by other business units; e.g., revamp of City Journal mobile application, new system integrations with data lake to facilitate Martech analytics, and others.
- Mentor and train junior development staff.
- Maintain a high level of customer service, authority, and professionalism to all business units and vendors.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
- 5-10 years of relevant experience.
- Familiarity with MI’s public policy work, alignment with its mission, and enthusiasm for seeing it through.
- Strong writing and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience making the best use of the skills and experience of teammates with different levels of expertise.
Primary Skills
- LAMP stack web applications
- API design and consumption (Zapier experience a bonus)
- AWS infrastructure
Secondary Skills
- Data lake implementation (Snowflake experience a bonus)
- Business intelligence tools (Tableau experience a bonus)
- WordPress development a nice-to-have
- Full-text search engine
Compensation and Benefits
Salary range: $150,000-$200,000/year, based on experience and skills.
MI offers generous benefits, including four weeks paid vacation, a Summer Fridays program, paid paternity/maternity leave, medical and dental coverage with HSA options, medical and dependent-care FSA, mental health benefits, remote medicine, paid company cell phone, life insurance, and a 401(k) with a company-funded match. MI staff also benefit from the opportunity to collaborate and socialize with prominent scholars in our policy space.
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