FiveThirtyEight - Computational Journalist - New York
We're looking for a Ruby on Rails developer to architect and build systems that collect, process and present real-time data and predictions about sports, politics, economics, science and lifestyle topics; to create interactive features and data visualizations; and to design and develop tools and data management systems that will power the world's first data-oriented newsroom.
Candidates should be full-stack programmers, with deep experience using modern programming languages (Python, Ruby, Javascript), web frameworks (Rails, Django, node.js) and relational and document-based data stores (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB).
Bonus points for experience working with government and politics data, a background in journalism or talent with statistics, information design or writing.
To apply, send an email w/ your Twitter and GitHub accounts to [email protected] with the words COMPUTATIONAL JOURNALIST in the subject line.