Job Description
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About Us:
CALSTART is a mission-driven industry organization focused on transportation decarbonization and clean air for all.
For over 30 years, it’s been CALSTART’s mission to develop, assess, and implement large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to mitigate climate change and support economic growth. CALSTART works with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to create real-life impact toward clean air and equitable access to clean transportation for all. CALSTART provides scientific, technical and policy support for regulatory development and clean technology and infrastructure acceleration.
About The Role
The Senior Web Developer will play a critical role in developing and maintaining our website infrastructure to advance the mission of clean transportation. This position will lead the technical vision for websites supporting our Incentive Management Group in addition to supporting new development projects across CALSTART and mentoring a growing team of developers. The ideal candidate has a passion for sustainable transportation solutions, capable of translating complex policy and program goals into effective, user-friendly web solutions. The Senior Web Developer will report to the Senior Website Manager and work closely with cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals.
- Website Management & Development: Lead the web development and maintenance of the organization’s Incentive Management Group websites (supporting other websites as needed) and internal web applications, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and high performing.
- Project Leadership: Manage all phases of web development projects, from initial concept and requirements gathering to deployment and post-launch support.
- Technical Strategy: Collaborate with program, policy, marketing, and communications teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to web infrastructure and applications.
- Mentorship and Team Growth: Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code reviews for junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence.
- Web Accessibility & Security: Implement and maintain best practices for web accessibility (WCAG) and security, ensuring our website platforms are inclusive and protected.
- Innovation: Research and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to enhance our website capabilities and improve efficiency.
- Data Integration: Work with data and analytics teams to integrate data visualizations, interactive maps, forms, and other dynamic content that showcases our impact.
Qualifications:
- Education & Experience: a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, and 7+ years of professional web development experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity
Technical Skills
- Front-End: Expert proficiency with modern front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3 (Sass/Less), and JavaScript (ES6+), and experience with at least one major framework (e.g., React, Vue, or Angular).
- Back-End: Strong experience with a server-side language (e.g., Python, PHP) and an associated framework (e.g., Django, Laravel, Ruby on Rails).
- CMS: Extensive experience developing and managing websites on a modern CMS like WordPress or Drupal, including custom theme and plugin development.
- Database: Proficiency with relational databases (e.g., MySQL) and experience with database design and optimization.
- Leadership: Proven ability to lead projects, establish development processes, mentor a team, and communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical staff.
- Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and results-oriented approach.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in clean transportation technology industry or nonprofits.
- Experience with WordPress plugins and GoDaddy.
- Experience with a modern component library (e.g., Tailwind CSS, Material-UI).
- Experience with cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud Platform) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with data visualization libraries (e.g., D3.js, Chart.js) and GIS mapping tools.
$85,000 - $97,000 a year
CALSTART values transparency and strives to provide as much information regarding compensation as possible. The complete salary range for this role is $85,000-$97,000/year. Pay is determined based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, education, internal equity, and other factors relevant to the job.
We understand that not everyone will match the above qualifications 100%. If your background isn’t perfectly aligned but you feel you would be a great addition to the team, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re a tight-knit team of world-class innovators, business minds, and change agents who believe passionately in our mission and put our team ahead of self. We are committed to the continued development and growth of our employees and invest in your success!
We care about your personal well being as much as your professional success and offer generous benefits to full time employees including: 100% company paid comprehensive health benefits for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance, Retirement plan with generous company contributions, FSA for Health and Dependent Care, 3 weeks of vacation time in the first year of employment, 11 paid company holidays, paid sick time, paid family leave, and more!
Our inclusive environment focuses on making decisions based on merit without regard to race, color, hair texture, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, LGBTQIA+ status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
