Digital Library Software Engineer

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

To qualify at Software Developer 2 level:

Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Experience with the design and development of API-driven middleware and services, including RESTful interfaces, JSON, message queuing and idempotent transactions.
• Experience developing interfaces and services using application languages like Ruby on Rails and JavaScript, or a scalable data processing language like Scala or any modern server backend language like Go.
• Experience with software development best practices in an Agile environment, including comprehensive unit testing, use of git version control, sprint-based work cycles, and continuous integration and deployment of code.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to community-based open source software projects.

To qualify at Software Developer 3 level, with the above criteria plus the following:

Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant experience, or a similar combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Expertise in designing, developing, testing, and deploying applications.
• Proficiency with application design and data modeling.
• Ability to define and solve logical problems for highly technical applications.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical clients.
• Ability to lead activities on structured team development projects.
• Ability to select, adapt, and effectively use a variety of programming methods.
• Knowledge of application domain.

Other Relevant Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities May Include:
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams to define a system view that supports business logic, integrate API modeling and design into the development process, and capability in creating great API.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and programming tools.
• Thorough understanding of all aspects of software development life cycle and quality control practices, such as automated testing and test driven development practices.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Frequently sit, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
• Occasionally stand/walk, writing by hand.
• Rarely use a telephone, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
• May work extended hours, evening and weekends.

WORK STANDARDS:
• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.


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