Senior Web Applications Developer
New York Public Library
New York City

**Seeking:** An experienced web application developer to help reinvent eBook and digital content discovery and access for public libraries.  
  
  
  
With the support of the federal government and a broad coalition of library
partners, The New York Public Library is building an elite team of remarkable
and empowered product developers to further develop its mobile platform for
digital content. This newly imagined platform will serve as a new model for
public libraries across North America. The ideal candidate is that rare
intersection of software super-geek and social do-gooder seeking to improve
public access to knowledge and information. If you're game to help re-imagine
the public library eBook experience--and make that vision real (and
scaleable)--we want you!

  
  
  
This role will work closely with our other teams in the NYPL Digital
organization including NYPL Labs and the NYPL Digital Experience Group,
operating out of the New York Public Library's landmark Schwarzman building in
Midtown Manhattan. Our goals are to build a vibrant open-source community and
to ensure there is an appreciation and understanding of the library
community's requirements as we enhance our product offerings and work with the
commercial side of the eBook industry.

  
  
**About NYPL**  
  
Based at The New York Public Library's landmark central branch on 42nd Street,
the team will be work with award winning team of engineers from across the
globe that are trying to re-imagine the Library in the Internet age. The team
works closely with librarians and curators to create imaginative tools, apps
and experiences around library content and services, often engaging the public
directly in the work of improving, organizing or remixing library data and
content services. At NYPL, you'll be joining an amazing creative team working
at the crossroads of public-sector technology in New York. In addition: a
great benefits package, ample vacation time, and a sane life/work balance all
make NYPL a fantastic place to work and create.

Principal Responsibilities:

  
 Collaborates on the
concepts and design of front-end web applications.

 Implements cross-
browser, multi-device applications to serve LIbrary Simplifieds wide audience

 Collaborates on the
design of APIs and back-end systems used by front-end applications.

 Integrates Library
Simplified applications with 3rd-party services, some familiar to everybody,
some unique to the library environment.

 Implements robust
unit tests, end-to-end tests, browser tests, monitoring, continuous
integration and fast deployments to ensure the best service for our users.

 Evaluates and
recommends new technologies for future development.

 Assumes additional
responsibilities as required.

  
**Key Competencies:**  
  
 Teamwork

  
 Communication

  
 Technology skills
and adaptability to new technology

  
  
**Required Qualifications:**  
  
  
 5+ years of
programming experience

 3+ years of
experience developing rich web-based user interfaces

 Demonstrable mastery
of a server-side language that's not PHP

 Demonstrable mastery
of JavaScript

 Working knowledge of
SQL (and preferably PostgreSQL)

 Strong familiarily
with all relevant web standards (CSS3, HTML5, et cetera)

 Excellent command of
Git or a similar DVCS

 Some experience
designing user interfaces is strongly preferred

 Bonus points for
functional programming experience

  
**What We Offer:**  
  
 The satisfaction of
developing open-source, public-facing applications for one of NYC's most
beloved institutions

 Appealing work space
in the beautiful and historic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

 Frequent
collaboration with the open-source community, digital publishing industry, and
web standards bodies

 Attend awesome
technical and digital library conferences

 Superb benefits
package, vacation time galore



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