Full Stack Applications Developer – Library IT

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Full Stack Applications Developer – Library IT (Hybrid/Remote)

*No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

About the College, School, or Department

The Software Development department within Cornell University Library IT creates and supports applications that focus on library cataloging and discovery systems, digital preservation, online exhibits, publication repositories, websites, and collaborative use of linked data. Our work impacts a broad audience of academic users.

The Opportunity

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

The senior application developer will join our Digital Lifecycle Services team, situated within Cornell University Library Information Technologies (CUL-IT), and have a substantial impact on the evolution of the Library’s custom applications and integrations. CUL-IT creates intuitive and inclusive user experiences and application integrations with a focus on library cataloging and discovery systems, digital preservation, publication repositories, and linked data. The successful candidate will work closely with other developers, DevOps engineers, Library staff, and selected communities of scholars and researchers.

Core responsibilities include:

• Lead development and maintenance of intuitive and innovative applications and systems integrations
• Foster best practices among team members; provide training and guidance to CUL developer colleagues
• Lead requirements-gathering sessions with stakeholders at all levels of technical literacy
• Maintain and enhance existing library web applications, analyze and fix software bugs, coordinate group troubleshooting
• Lead project code reviews
• Manage the deployment process for team-developed applications
• Develop technical solutions for emerging program areas and participate in their programs
• Lead systems architecture design and decision-making, and coordinate troubleshooting
• Effectively communicate conceptual ideas and system architecture rationales visually, verbally, and in writing with user advocacy a constant priority
• Present results to internal and external audiences

What We Need

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and five to seven (5-7) years of experience in programming or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive expertise in multiple programming languages, especially Java, Ruby, and model-view-controller (MVC) frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails; experience with JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks for building user interfaces.
• Familiarity with various markup formats and structured data formats (ex: HTML, CSS and JSON).
• Experience with enterprise-scale software information systems.
• Adept at leveraging and integrating off-the-shelf and open-source technologies; experience implementing application and/or data integrations.
• Ability to quickly learn other programming languages, frameworks and other technologies, as needed.
• Ability to lead collective planning and problem-solving/troubleshooting of system architectures.
• Ability to facilitate information-gathering conversations with subject matter experts and stakeholders to identify needs.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal and communication skills; ability to work frictionlessly with both internal and external partners.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members. 
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and well-being.

*A cover letter and resume are required for further consideration for this position.

*No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it’s ok if you don’t.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in university and/or library information technology.
• Experience playing an IT team leadership role, informally or formally.
• Familiarity with library platforms and common library service technologies (ex: DSpace, FOLIO, Blacklight, Spotlight, Solr, etc.).
• Experience or desire to contribute to open source software.
• Experience using tools such as JIRA or GitHub for issue tracking, Git or another source control repository, and one or more integrated development environments (IDE).
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or other major cloud platforms.
• Ability to integrate real-time information feeds, local and distributed databases, content repositories, APIs, and other web services with applications.
• Familiarity with Agile programming and best practices such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and working collaboratively in sprints.

What We Offer

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is based in Ithaca, New York, however, the successful applicant may perform this role remotely anywhere within the United States. Employees who work remotely may receive multiple W-2 Forms depending on their work location.
• The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholding for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside of New York State.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

   

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University Job Title:

Applications Programmer IV

Job Family:

Information Technology

Level:

G

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$100,113.00 - $122,361.00

Remote Option Availability:

Fully Remote

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Maria Avila

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2024-02-19

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