Urgent: Frontend Developers & Tech Talent Needed for Palumba NYC Civic Tech Project #6
Description
🚨 Urgent Call: Frontend Developers & Tech Talent for Civic Tech Project in NYC!
Deadline: September 8th — Help Us Help New York City!
We’re urgently seeking talented #FrontendDevelopers and other #TechTalents to join the team at Palumba NYC as we race to launch an innovative civic tech app ahead of the NYC Mayoral Election — just 50 days away! We’re partnering with Who’s On The Ballot (Columbia SIPA’s long-standing, nonpartisan initiative).
Spread the word or join us — together, we can empower New York’s next generation of voters!
👏 What We Do
At Palumba NYC, our mission is to make democracy accessible through technology. Our app helps users:
- Match with candidates based on values & priorities
- Access personalized election info: polling locations, deadlines & ballot guides
- Understand NYC mayoral candidates with neutral, trustworthy data
- Engage friends & communities to boost voter participation
👍 Why Join Us?
- Palumba.org: Our “Tinder-style” civic app reached nearly 200,000 users and was chore(deps): bump pbkdf2 from 3.0.17 to 3.1.3 #1 in the App Store in several European countries.
- Who’s On The Ballot: Columbia SIPA’s renowned nonpartisan voter awareness campaign, directed by Prof. Ester Fuchs.
- Impact: Help mobilize youth voters and shape the future of civic engagement in NYC!
👩💻 Open Roles
We’re ready to go — except for these 2 key positions:
1. Front-End Developers (Flutter)
- Adapt our open-source Palumba app (GitHub repo)
- Start ASAP
- Experience with Flutter required; UI/UX design skills a plus
2. WordPress & MySQL Database Experts
- Help update whosontheballot.org
- Scrape official voting district data & improve site interface
- Start ASAP
Timeline: Now → Election Day (Nov 2025)
📝 How to Apply
- Application Form & More Info (Reviewed on a rolling basis. Ideally, teams finalized by Sept 7–9.)
We’re grateful for all the interest and support from faculty and the SIPA community. Please help us by reposting or sharing this opportunity!
Questions?
Contact us at [your contact email or LinkedIn]
Help us launch this great initiative — and make a real difference for democracy in New York City!