Permission Slip is a mobile application which allows users to exercise their data privacy rights by requesting that companies delete or stop selling their data. Permission Slip’s backend and internal tooling is built in Django. We are seeking a software developer with deep Django expertise to help build out key features of the Permission Slip app over the next few months.
This temporary software engineering consultant opportunity will span 2-3 months with potential to extend. This is a remote opportunity, with the option for hybrid work for candidates located near Consumer Reports offices in New York or Washington, D.C.
What You Will Do
- Work with Permission Slip’s tech lead and existing engineering team to improve our backend.
- Evaluate and improve our internal tooling to be more efficient and user friendly.
- Develop and ship mission-critical features as they arise.
- Prioritize privacy-by-design principles in your approach.
About You
- You have developed in Django before and consider yourself an expert in the framework.
- You have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science or related fields with an additional 2+ years relevant experience.
- You enjoy collaborating with diverse, cross-functional teams and working in multidisciplinary environments
- You have demonstrated ability to develop backend systems and deploy them in production
- You have experience with git, version control, and CI/CD.
- React Native experience is a bonus.
- You have knowledge or curiosity about privacy, data rights, consumer protection, or public interest technology.
If this sounds like you, drop a note and your resume to innovationlab@cr.consumer.org. In your email, let us know what you think of Permission Slip and why you believe you’d be a good fit for this consulting assignment.
