Job Title: Front End Developer

Job Summary: The Kansas City Royals Baseball Club is seeking a highly motivated developer to support baseball operations and the development of front-end tools. The ideal applicant will be able to manage multiple concurrent projects that facilitate enhanced communications, reporting, and other interactions between teams internal to the organization.

Position Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

· Build front end interfaces for internal tools

· Design interfaces that are applicable for multiple roles in the organization

· Web design that focuses on the user experience

· Creating custom data visualizations

· Developing mock-ups/prototypes of new features

· Management of multi-tiered deployment environments (development, staging, production, etc.)

· Investigate and implement solutions for new organizational needs

· Design novel interfaces and tools for organizational needs

· Ensure that systems and solutions are in line with organizational objectives

Position Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required:

· 4-year degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience is required

· Ability to work evening, weekend, and holiday hours during the baseball season is a must

· Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels

· Ability to recognize and maintain confidentiality of work materials and issues as appropriate.

· Experience with the following tools, platforms and business data is required:

o Four years of experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

o Strong knowledge of a modern front end framework (Angular, React, Vue)

o JavaScript build tools (npm, Yarn, Vite)

o Responsive web design for varying screen sizes

o Web charting/data visualization libraries (plotly, d3.js, Chart.js)

o GitHub or similar version control software

· Experience with the following tools, platforms and business data is preferred:

o Working knowledge of Python and its web frameworks Django, Flask, or similar

o Business intelligence experience

o SQL databases

o Administration of UNIX-based servers (Linux, Mac, etc.)

o Experience working with and deploying to AWS

o Baseball knowledge and exposure to baseball statistics

Physical Requirements:

· Ability to lift items weighing as much as 15 pounds

· Must be able to work in a seated position for majority of workday

· Must be able to be productive utilizing a computer keyboard and telephone

· Must be able to be productive in a work environment where the noise level can be high at times

· Specific vision abilities include close vision and ability to adjust focus

· Must be comfortable walking to navigate the facility to access the office, concourse, etc.

· Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as required by deadlines and event scheduling

The physical demands described here are representative of those that may be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit for long periods of time; walk; use hands, handle, or feel.

This role is a Full-Time, Exempt opportunity that is eligible for Company Benefits, 401K, and PTO. This role is expected to have a standard 40-hour work week.

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, the Kansas City Royals will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, the Club also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions please inquire with Human Resources by email at humanresources@royals.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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