Freelancingforgood is hiring : UI / UX Developer in Oakland

Hortus AI is an early-stage startup building an online marketplace to function as a Consumer Reports for AI, ranking hundreds of models on public interest use cases. We are launching in partnership with the GovAI Coalition, a base of 500+ local, state, and federal agencies united to promote responsible and purposeful AI in the public sector.

Internship

We are recruiting for a UI / UX developer to support frontend development of the marketplace as we prepare for our public launch. The main responsibilities for this role will be constructing user journeys and design iterations during our open beta. The successful candidate(s) may also propose novel projects to support this work, in particular on areas including : AI risk assessment, audits, model transparency & disclosure.

Training

You will be onboarded directly by Hortus staff in the following : Scrum, Jira, and Figma.

Supervision

You will work directly with the CEO, Thomas Krendl Gilbert, who designed and completed one of the worlds first interdisciplinary PhDs in Machine Ethics at UC Berkeley. Gilbert has led collaborations and partnerships with the Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI, the City of Boston, and the New York Academy of Sciences. Dr. Gilbert will work with you up to five days a week, offering professional mentoring, research opportunities, and direct experience working with software frameworks used in Hortus applications.

Learning Outcomes

Successful applicants will end their internships with significant software development experience comparable to up to 12 credits of undergraduate coursework. We are able to work with students to secure academic credit for this role. Anticipated workload is 20 hours / week for up to 6 months, with the possibility of extension based on performance.

Requirements

Required :

• ~2 years of frontend experience
• Excellent written communication

Preferred :

How to apply?

Please email Thomas Gilbert (tom@hortus.ai) with a resume and brief statement of interest.

Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.

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