• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack solutions using Node.js and modern front-end libraries • Apply common design patterns to ensure the creation of robust and high-performance software • Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code while performing thorough code reviews to maintain high standards • Act as a technical guide for younger developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and best practices • Partner with product owners and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical execution

Job Title: QZ Visitor Engagement Associate Location: Queens Zoo Department: Education Reports to: Coordinator of Live Interpretation Type: Temporary/Seasonal Pay rate: $20/hour Schedule: 13-35 hours per week, 2-5 days/week; Shifts fall between 10am-5:30pm with some variation depending on programmatic need; must be able to work a combination of weekdays and weekends, holidays and special events. POSITION SUMMARY You will work in a seasonal part-time position for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as a valued member of the Education Department at the Queens Zoo and report to the Coordinator of Live Interpretation. You will educate thousands of zoo visitors by leading engaging activities and giving talks at exhibits throughout the zoo. Visitor Engagement Associates will utilize educational techniques to help connect our visitors (both in small and large groups) to our animals, conservation programs, and the WCS mission. This is a great opportunity for those interested in exciting the public about science and conservation, as well as those seeking hands-on experience in informal environmental education, live interpretation, and museum studies. WHO WE ARE WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. To achieve this, we harness the power of our Global Conservation Program in nearly 60 nations, in all the world's oceans, and our five wildlife parks in New York City - Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, and New York Aquarium - visited by 4 million people annually. We combine our expertise in the field, zoos, and aquarium to achieve our conservation mission. WCS Education is a pioneer in zoo-based learning, inspiring over 1.5 million people each year across New York City. Since 1929, we have been at the forefront of science education, fostering the next generation of conservation advocates by creating meaningful connections to wildlife and nature. We provide innovative, high-quality learning experiences that empower individuals to care for and protect the natural world. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES ● Facilitate engagement activities, utilizing interpretive techniques and the arts (singing, narration, storytelling). ● Facilitate public chats and narrations for small and large crowds at a variety of zoo exhibits ● Learn, memorize, and perform a selection of short, engaging, theatrical sing-alongs at various times throughout each day. ● Work alongside fellow Visitor Engagement Associates and volunteers to model and participate in parallel, open-ended play with children, families, and school groups throughout the zoo. ● Provide visitors with a memorable and positive experience by demonstrating the best possible customer service at all times. ● Work closely with members of staff to ensure that interpretive stations/locations are well staffed, well stocked, well maintained, and safe for guests at all times. ● Teach visitors to make connections between animal exhibits, wildlife conservation, & their daily lives. ● Participate in the upkeep of a safe, fun, and lively learning environment for all visitors and staff by providing and accepting feedback. ● Assist with special early morning and evening events, and other Education department programming as needed (this may include members events, birthday parties and summer camp).

Role Description As Frontend Tech Lead, you sit at the intersection of technical leadership and people leadership. Your job is not to make every decision, but to create the conditions in which good decisions get made consistently — across teams, across codebases, and across the organisation. Our frontend stack is a mix of legacy and modern technologies: - Originally grew as a Backbone-based product, served through Node/Express with EJS templates. - Actively migrating toward a more modern React and TypeScript architecture. - Most new development happens in the modern React/TypeScript stack — React Query, Storybook, Jest, Cypress. - Some work still involves the legacy Backbone codebase and the integration layer between old and new. You will be responsible for: - Leading the Frontend Guild. - Setting technical direction and maintaining quality. - Building relationships and growing the people around you. - Bridging engineering and the wider organisation. Qualifications - 10+ years of software development experience. - Deep expertise in modern web frontend technologies. - Experience operating across teams and codebases. - Natural builder of trust. - Excellent English communication skills. - Ability to hold technical depth and organisational breadth. Requirements - Experience setting technical direction and defining standards. - Ability to adapt leadership style to the situation. - Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of curiosity and continuous improvement. - Ability to communicate technical trade-offs to non-technical partners. Benefits - 28-days holiday, plus bank holidays. - Monthly €40 Treatwell vouchers. - Mental health support through our partnership with Plumm. - Growth funds for personal development.

• Diseñar, desarrollar y mantener aplicaciones frontend responsivas y de alto rendimiento • Traducir diseños UX/UI en código limpio, mantenible y testeable • Construir componentes reutilizables y librerías compartidas • Contribuir a servicios backend y APIs REST que soporten la funcionalidad del frontend • Colaborar estrechamente con stakeholders de negocio para entender requisitos y traducirlos en soluciones técnicas • Asegurar que las aplicaciones sean seguras, eficientes, accesibles y listas para producción • Participar activamente en pipelines de CI/CD, testing automatizado y procesos de despliegue • Responsabilizarse de funcionalidades durante todo su ciclo de vida, desde desarrollo hasta soporte en producción • Crear y mantener documentación técnica sobre arquitectura, componentes, APIs y aspectos operativos (cuando aplique) • Contribuir al intercambio de conocimiento y a la mejora continua del equipo