This Week in Jobs: Fall from the coconut tree and check out these 22 career opportunities

What’s with all the talk of coconut trees? 

As Vice President Kamala Harris solidified her support in the wake of Biden’s decision not to run, the “coconut tree” meme exploded. The clip of Harris recounting the phrase her mother used to say went viral, appearing all over the internet and in the mouth of every late-night comedian. 

But the jokes fail to convey the larger message. The story is about understanding everything is connected. After recounting the line during a 2023 speech, Harris made that clear.

“You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you,” the VP said.

While you’re puzzling over a new opportunity or career change, consider how it plays into the larger context, whether that be within the company you’re applying to, the industry in which you work or your career trajectory overall. 

The News

Who will Harris choose as a running mate? PA Gov. Josh Shapiro is on the shortlist.

More than half of people working born after 1996 are categorized as freelancers. How does the gig economy and the rise of contract workers impact our offices?   

As seen on TV: This Baltimore-based technology company had a hand in Apple TV+’s latest release.

Philly’s latest light show is at City Hall. How a $7 million and two-year project transformed the historic building.  

Crowdstrike outage cramping your workplace last week? You’re not alone. The global tech outage impacted organizations across the mid-Atlantic.   

The Jobs

Philly + Delaware

Inclusive financial services startup Perpay is hiring a 

• Senior Manager, Credit Risk Strategy
• Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack
• Data Engineering Manager

Pharmaceutical and healthcare leader GSK is looking for a Senior Product Manager, Medical Measurement. 

The team at Vanguard is seeking a Technical Project Manager and Senior User Experience Designer.

Financial services company Susquehanna International Group needs an HR Technical Business Analyst and Desktop Engineer.

DC + Baltimore

LifeBridge Health wants a Sr. HRIS Analyst.

Accenture Federal Services is keeping an eye out for a ServiceNow Developer.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is seeking a Full Stack Web Developer.  

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), a multi-mission science and operations center for NASA observatories, is looking for a Software Engineer.

IT and Healthcare Services firm Allyon needs a Software Developer.

Pittsburgh

Wanna work in finance? Dollar Bank is looking for an AVP, Software Development. 

Carnegie Mellon University is hiring an Embedded Software Engineer.

Accenture is keeping an eye out for a Responsible AI Engineer Associate Manager.

The Leidos Research Support Team needs a Wireless Sensor Scientist with a focus on Surface Acoustic Wave devices.

Remote

Nonprofit civic engagement platform Murmuration is hiring a Data Manager.

Reading education platform Beanstack wants a Ruby on Rails Developer.

Nonprofit data and research platform Evident Change is keeping an eye out for a Senior Fullstack Web Developer.

K-12 education company Amplify is seeking an Advanced Technical Support Analyst (Contractor). 

The End

Keep an eye out for context. See you again next week.