What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jr Web Developer, Baseball Systems position at Washington Nationals?
Our Vision
To become baseball’s highest performing organization — defined by our relentless pursuit of excellence, strengthened by our connection, and fueled by our positive energy.
Our Core Values
The Washington Nationals are seeking a junior web developer to join our Baseball Research & Development team. We are looking for candidates who are both passionate about building web applications and enthusiastic about the opportunity to work on software that has a significant impact within a baseball organization.
The junior web developer will contribute to our internal web application used by the entire baseball organization. Some key features of the site include player pages, video, data visualizations, custom reports, and other tools. Our web application helps inform player acquisition decisions and player development processes by surfacing information to front office decision makers, coaches, acquisition specialists, and players.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
The projected annual salary range for this position is $80,000 - $90,000 per year. Actual pay is based on several factors, including but not limited to the applicant’s: qualifications, skills, expertise, education/training, certifications, and other organization requirements. Starting salaries for new employees are frequently not at the top of the applicable salary range.
Benefits
The Nationals offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that presently includes:
The Nationals are dedicated to offering equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
To become baseball’s highest performing organization — defined by our relentless pursuit of excellence, strengthened by our connection, and fueled by our positive energy.
Our Core Values
- Joy. We want to be around people that like to have fun. We remain optimistic through the ups and downs, we enjoy the process, and we share in something bigger than ourselves.
- Humility. We don’t have all the answers. We lead with curiosity, listen generously, and seek growth from every experience — especially the tough ones. We have gotten over ourselves.
- Integrity. We do the right thing, even when it’s hard. We act with honesty, accountability, and respect for our teammates and ourselves. We treat the custodian like the king.
- Competitiveness. We embrace challenges and thrive in high-stakes environments. We prepare relentlessly. We are energized by the idea of keeping score.
The Washington Nationals are seeking a junior web developer to join our Baseball Research & Development team. We are looking for candidates who are both passionate about building web applications and enthusiastic about the opportunity to work on software that has a significant impact within a baseball organization.
The junior web developer will contribute to our internal web application used by the entire baseball organization. Some key features of the site include player pages, video, data visualizations, custom reports, and other tools. Our web application helps inform player acquisition decisions and player development processes by surfacing information to front office decision makers, coaches, acquisition specialists, and players.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Collaborate with senior developers to design, develop, and deploy new features for our internal web application
- Develop responsive frontend interfaces using a combination of Vue Tailwind, or standard HTML CSS JavaScript
- Translate mockups and requirements provided by stakeholders into functional user interfaces
- Participate in the code review process to ensure code quality and share knowledge
- Troubleshoot and resolve bugs or performance issues
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, information science, or related experiences
- 1 year of full-time web development experience
- Experience with modern programming languages (e.g. Ruby, Python, JavaScript) and backend frameworks (e.g. Rails, Django, Flask, FastAPI, Node/Express)
- Experience with frontend JavaScript frameworks, such as Vue or React, HTML, and CSS
- Some experience with relational database systems and SQL
- Some experience with JavaScript data visualization libraries (D3, Plotly, Chart.js) is a plus
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Ability to write clean, concise, and maintainable code
- Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Office: Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Work may require occasional weekend and/or evening work.
The projected annual salary range for this position is $80,000 - $90,000 per year. Actual pay is based on several factors, including but not limited to the applicant’s: qualifications, skills, expertise, education/training, certifications, and other organization requirements. Starting salaries for new employees are frequently not at the top of the applicable salary range.
Benefits
The Nationals offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that presently includes:
- Medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) and pension plan
- Access to complimentary tickets to Nationals home games
- Employee discounts
- Free onsite fitness center
The Nationals are dedicated to offering equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Salary : $80,000 - $90,000