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Programmer

Role

A programmer will work on various projects for Fields of View, with required skills in building different types of software tools as per the project requirements and assisting other teams. The ability to adapt to deliver reliable quality data analysis and reporting is highly valued.

Fields of View is an interdisciplinary group - therefore, the programmer is expected to work with people from diverse backgrounds. The programmer will be working on multiple projects - therefore, ability to switch contexts, and deliver according to timelines is a must.

The position is based in Bangalore. For details of remuneration and any other information, please mail work@fieldsofview.in with your CV.

Tools and Technologies

  • Git versioning
  • Ability to work with UNIX / Linux with ease
  • Databases - PostgreSQL and MySQL
  • Python / Java / Ruby
  • Reactive JavaScript frameworks (React / Vue / Svelte)
  • HTML / CSS
  • Frameworks - Django / Ruby on Rails

Additional Skills

  • Contributor to a popular open-source project
  • Working with Simulation tools such as AnyLogic, NetLogo, MATSIM, etc.
  • Ability to use existing plug-ins effectively

Skills Required

  • Proficiency in rapid prototyping of web tools (HTML + JS + CSS)
  • Ability to traverse different programming languages and frameworks across projects
  • Proficiency in scalable, clean, collaborative and maintainable code
  • Ability to quickly build scripting tools
  • Proficiency in command line operations
  • Linux server maintenance

Remuneration
INR 86,970 per month (Including TDS) per month.

The Application Process
If this sounds interesting or exciting to you, please write to work@fieldsofview.in with your CV, design portfolio and a thoughtful cover letter stating why you want to work with us in this role.

  • We will review your application and if we feel like it is a good fit for us, we will assign you a task. The assignment will involve a cross section of the kind of work you'll do with us. You take as much time as you want to complete the assignment, but we've noted that it takes on average about 7 days to finish.
  • If we like your approach to the assignment, we invite you to spend 2 days with us in our office in Bangalore, so you can get to know our team and work culture. You will also be provided a follow-up task to be performed during those 2 days. Once this is done, and if you like us and we like you, we will extend an offer within a week's time.

About Fields of View

At Fields of View (fieldsofview.in), we use games and simulations to help CSOs make sense of their work around vulnerability and climate. We are a not-for-profit research group based in Bangalore. We have an interdisciplinary group with people whose backgrounds range from technology, art, social sciences, law, and policy.

FoV's work has been featured in Indian and international media, including BBC News; The Hindu; Deccan Herald; Deccan Chronicle; The Newsminute, CNN-IBN, Deutsche Welle (dw.com), a German international broadcaster, and Factordaily.

As our goal is to create bridges between Government, Academia, and Civil Society, we work with all three groups -

  • Government - Our partners in government include Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India; Institute of Plasma Research, Government of India; Tamil Nadu State Land Use Board, Government of Tamil Nadu.
  • Civil Society Groups - The civil society organizations we have collaborated with include Gender at Work, who works to promote gender equality in organizations; Sahjeevan, who works to empower disadvantaged communities in the Kutch region in Gujarat, India; Alternative Law Forum, whose focus is on integrating alternative lawyering with critical research; UNESCO-MGIEP, which specialises in research, knowledge sharing and policy formulation in the area of education for peace, sustainability and global citizenship; and UNDP Sri Lanka.
  • Academia - We have research collaborations with different Indian and international universities, including International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-B), Bangalore; TU-Delft, Netherlands; Netherlands E-Sciences Centre, Netherlands; Department of Computational Sciences, University of Amsterdam; and Medialab Amsterdam.

Fields of View is a non-profit organisation, registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960. Section 12AA(1)(b)(i), and Section 80G(5)(vi) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.