Applications Programmer
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor

**How to Apply**  
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be
attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address
your specific interest in the position, include your salary requirements, and
outline skills and experience that directly relate to this
position.

  
**Job Summary**  
The University of Michigan Library is seeking two skilled programmers to help
create and maintain large scale digital library systems. The successful
candidates will work as part of a team of programmers, librarians, and
designers on major initiatives including HathiTrust, and the creation of a new
system architecture to serve the U-M Library and campus based on Hydra and
Fedora. The new system will make use of recent developments in the open source
community and will handle a wide array of materials: research data sets,
historical records, electronic journals, audio, video and more. This is an
opportunity to join a skilled and forward­ thinking group and to gain
experience with modern technologies that support digital preservation,
research, publishing, archives and broad public access.

  
The University of Michigan Library is one of the world's largest academic
research libraries and serves a vibrant university community that is home to
19 schools and colleges, 100 top ten graduate programs, and annual research
expenditures approaching $1.5 billion a year. To enable the university's
world-changing work and to serve the public good, the library collects,
preserves, and shares the scholarly and cultural record in all existing and
emerging forms, and leads the reinvention of the academic research library in
the digital age.

  
The library is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and
encourages all employees to fully incorporate their diverse backgrounds,
skills, and life experiences into their work and towards the fulfillment of
the library's mission.

  
**Responsibilities*** 

  * Participate in the analysis of business and user needs, and the design of solutions involving computer systems and software.
  * ­Develop, debug, modify and maintain complex software systems, including the full stack of components behind data driven web applications and APIs.
  * ­Configure and customize open source software and engage in collaborative development activity ­using modern tools and techniques.
  * ­Review system and software designs and prepare and conduct functional tests.
  * Create and maintain internal documentation.
**Required Qualifications***

  * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and three or more years experience, or an equivalent amount of experience and education.
  * Demonstrated programming skills in a modern programming language.
  * Experience working in a Linux environment.
  * Experience and comfort working in groups.
  * Intellectual curiosity and desire to discuss why we develop what we develop.
  * Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  * Excellent written and verbal communication.
  * Understands and values diversity and the importance of inclusion as demonstrated through a commitment to apply and incorporate the differences, complexities, and opportunities that diversity brings to an organization.
**Desired Qualifications***

  * Experience with MVC (model/view/controller) framework-based, database-driven web development using technologies such as Ruby, Rails, MySQL, Perl, Java, XML, etc.
  * Experience developing RESTful APIs.
  * Knowledge of HTML5, CSS, JQuery, and JavaScript.
  * Familiarity with applying WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards.
  * Experience with Unix/Linux.
  * Experience with version control systems such as GIT.
  * Experience with test-driven development.
  * Experience writing code to coordinate multiple running processes (e.g., an automated work-flow distributed across multiple processes and machines).
  * Experience with implementation of full-text search and retrieval systems.
**Additional Information**  
This position may be filled at either the intermediate or senior level based
on the candidate's experience and qualifications. Final classification and
salary will be determined by experience and qualifications.

  
The University of Michigan offers excellent benefits and wellness
opportunities.

  
This position receives 24 days of vacation a year, and 15 days of sick leave a
year with provisions for extended benefits, as well as opportunities for
professional development and travel. TIAA-CREF and Fidelity Investments
retirement options available.

  
**Application Deadline**  
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar
days. This job may be removed from posting boards and
filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

  
Applications will be reviewed as received throughout the posting period and
continue until the position is filled.

  
U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.



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