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Urban Center for Computation and Data at the University of Chicago | Lead Software Engineer | Chicago | ONSITE FULLTIME Help us build out Plenario (plenar.io), our open access hub for data about cities. Plenario aggregates open data about cities into a common spatial and temporal index to make data preparation easier for researchers and civic hackers. You will help us grow Plenario into the go-to platform for streaming real time data about cities, like sensor data from our lab's Array of Things network (http://arrayofthings.github.io/). The Urban Center for Computation and Data (urbanccd.org) is a lab within the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory working to leverage the increasing complexity, diversity, and volume of urban data sources. UrbanCCD enables practical research into understanding cities and the impact of rapid urban growth and change on the natural environment, the built infrastructure, and the social and economic health of neighborhoods. Our Stack: - Backend: Python 3 (Flask, SQLAlchemy) and PostgreSQL (PostGIS) - Frontend: JavaScript (ES6, Ember.js) - Hosting: AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, Redshift, Kinesis, Lambda) Perks: - All our code is open source (github.com/urbanccd-uchicago) - Great university benefits (8% 401(k) match, 20 days paid vacation) - Office on the Magnificent Mile overlooking the Chicago River About You: - Experience developing and maintaining a production web application required - Experience in our stack preferred Please email willengler@uchicago.edu or apply here: jobopportunities.uchicago.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=234864