Overview

Responsibilities

Duties of the TypeScript Developer will include the following:

• Front-end development: design and build user-facing web applications in TypeScript that highlight, share, and integrate spatial data. 

• Spatial data visualization: build interactive maps and views that make complex geospatial data understandable and usable. 

• Reusable foundations: develop reusable components and patterns that carry across current and future front-end applications. 

• Integration: work with the API and data teams to connect applications to live data and services. 

• Collaboration & quality: collaborate across the Science, Engineering, Platform, and Applications teams, writing tested, maintainable, and reproducible code and clear documentation

 

Qualifications

The TypeScript Developer selected should have the following:

 

• Master's or Bachelor's in computer science, software engineering, GIS, or a related field; or equivalent hands-on experience in place of a degree. 

• Strong front-end development skills in TypeScript and a modern framework such as React. 

• Experience building interactive, data-rich web interfaces. 

• Comfort connecting applications to REST/JSON APIs and working with structured data. 

• Comfort with Git and modern web build and deployment tooling. 

 

 

The Ideal TypeScript Developer will have the following:

 

• Project coordination or technical project-management experience (e.g., Agile workflows, roadmap and backlog, cross-team delivery). 

• Experience with web mapping libraries (e.g., MapLibre GL, Leaflet, or deck.gl) and tile formats such as PMTiles or vector tiles. 

• Familiarity with spatial data formats and services (e.g., GeoJSON, map services). 

• A strong eye for usability and clean, accessible interface design. 

• Interest in environmental, water-resources, or scientific data applications. 

• Colorado Front Range presence for periodic in-person collaboration.