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Calflora is seeking an experienced developer who would like to take part in important conservation work and who values biodiversity data. This developer would assist in maintaining and developing Calflora’s Java-based website and infrastructure, including systems administration, database management, web application programming, front-end development, and data integration.
About Calflora: Calflora has been a nonprofit plant database for 25 years. It is a unique and comprehensive source of data on California’s wild plants that provides analytical tools and an ability to display geographical plant occurrences.
Caflora’s website is a digital library that collates accurate and detailed information from many sources, including herbaria, partner websites, public agencies, non-profits, scientists, and individuals. Calflora is where amateurs and professionals learn about California’s native and non-native wild plants, their distribution, rarity, current taxonomy, and their soil and climate tolerances. For most users, Calflora is an irreplaceable resource for their work and interests.
Calflora’s most important and innovative services include:
Qualifications: Java - Databases (MySQL or other), Java-based web technologies (such as GWT), and interest in natural history and botany.
About our Technology: The Calflora web application backend is Java servlet-based, and our front-end is using Google Web Toolkit (GWT), currently version 2.9. Our data is stored in a MySQL database. The system is running on Linux servers. We also have a separate reporting site using JasperSoft JasperReports, and a customer-facing API server using Javalin.
Calflora aims to recruit and retain employees who embody professionalism, accountability, and respect, and who would appreciate working for a nonprofit that values inclusivity, diversity, and equity. We are seeking someone who has the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team. More info and to apply here:
https://www.calflora.org/newsletter/Jobs/DeveloperJobPosting.pdf
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