Join us as we transform the built environment with digital products and services

Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants, and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Through our work, we make a positive difference to the world.    The Advanced Digital Engineering team is a global group of software developers, product managers, user experience designers and digital consultants within Arup.  We use our collective talents to incubate and deliver technology-led solutions to clients, and in doing so help transform the way that cities, buildings and physical networks are planned and delivered. 

Our team members are involved in the full life cycle of digital solutions, from ideation to requirements gathering, design, development, deployment and ongoing maintenance and support.  Our organizational model gives each of us the opportunity to participate in critical thinking, creative workshops, software architecture, and feature prioritization.  We encourage our team members to help identify and incubate new ways to leverage technology in our industry.   

Our work is shaped by our values and the deep domain knowledge of in-house building experts who span the broad range of specialties in the built environment.  Our data-driven solutions aim to empower clients to design and manage buildings more sustainably, deliver insight on urban resiliency from civic data, and empower city authorities to plan, design and deliver infrastructure projects more equitably, efficiently and with greater transparency. 

We also collaborate with experts across our firm to develop and deploy computational tools to enhance their ability to perform design and analysis.  Our team serves as a catalyst for automation across Arup.  Every day we use elegant software tools, cloud-based web applications, novel automation workflows, geospatial tools, advanced data analytics, machine learning and more to advance the design and delivery of airports, rail networks, urban infrastructure, bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers and other key components of the built environment.   

Our employee-owned firm promotes and supports forward looking research and development, and our team is deeply involved in the conceptualization, design, development and deployment of next-generation digital tools for our industry.  We are looking for talented individuals interested in advancing their full stack development skills, and excited about engaging experts across the built environment to collaboratively build new digital solutions to help us reshape the world around us.   

Responsibilities of this specific role will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Software development of web-based applications using JavaScript frameworks. You will work with development teams to build, maintain, and use code stacks to deliver custom software solutions for our clients and teams, and digital products to complement our firm's current offerings.

• Engaging experts across the built environment. You will work closely with industry-leading designers, engineers, and consultants to identify opportunities for digital transformation. You will be responsible for communicating complex information and processes simply to empower informed decision making.

• Participation in research and development. You will work with our R&D champions to identify critical, emerging technologies and perform strategic research with an aim to develop the skills and capabilities needed to deploy them on projects.

• Providing insight from data. You will collaborate with experts across a range of domains to identify and study data sets, producing visuals and other tools that empower Arup and its clients to make better decisions that impact our physical world.

• Assist in the development of product roadmaps. You will assist in the ideation of new projects and develop time and cost estimates for assessing product value.

• Communication through writing and presenting. Your role will involve the documentation of methods and outcomes. You will also represent the services and offerings of the Digital Insight team broadly throughout the firm, conveying the work we do to other teams through presentations.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar technical field of study

• Minimum of 3.0 GPA or higher

• Experience with one or more of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Python

• Interested and curious about the built environment (no experience necessary)

• Research oriented, critical thinker

• Strong in object-oriented design principles

• Experience using 3rd party APIs, frameworks and development kits

• Development and support of relational databases (SQL) and/or NoSQL technologies

• Familiarity with Agile Development methodologies

• Familiarity with relevant JavaScript frameworks, such as Angular 8 or React

• Familiarity with version control tools such as Git or SVN

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Must not require sponsorship, now or in the future to be considered for this role

Preferred:

• Currently pursuing a master's degree in computer science or similar technical field of study

• Web application development experience in JavaScript/Node.js/HTML/CSS

• Strong in Python

• Experience working in a development team environment using collaboration tools such as Atlassian

• Knowledge of statistics and data science

• Experience and knowledge in GIS, Spatial and 3D data

• Experience building web applications: web maps, websites, data visualization

• UX/UI research, design methods, and Design System integration.

• Experience with visualization techniques and libraries, e.g. D3.js

• Experience in DevOps processes such as docker and tools for continuous integration/continuous delivery

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure

NYC hiring range

The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in New York City is $26.00 to $37.00 per hour. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of NYC will differ.

Notable Projects

For over seven decades Arup has been at the forefront of the most ambitious and innovative design and engineering. From concert halls to national stadiums, renewable energy to driverless cars, we continue to add to that history every day. Notable projects from our office include:

• Aviation Insights - A group of apps that allow us to evaluate levels of demand against an operator's predictions ( https://www.arup.com/expertise/tools/aviation-insights ).

• Arup Solar - A collaborative design tool that analyses, in real time, a proposed building design, identifies how much sunlight it is likely to absorb, offers design options for shading and façade design ( https://www.arup.com/expertise/tools/solar ).

• As our reliance on renewable energy grows, it's vital to ensure our offshore wind farms are performing as intended. Arup has developed a suite of digital services that optimize windfarm design and operation ( https://www.arup.com/expertise/tools/digital-offshore-wind ).

Arup is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We consider all qualified candidates regardless of national origin, veteran, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or other status protected by law. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at americasbenefits@arup.com

At Arup we’re dedicated to sustainable development and to do socially useful work that has meaning. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible, with curiosity and creativity. We’re a thriving and growing organization which offers you many possibilities to shape a better world, and your future.