Full Stack Engineer

 

University Job Title: Software Engineer

 

Bargaining Unit: None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)

 

Time Type: Full time

 

Duration Type: Regular

 

Compensation Grade: Administration & Operations

 

Wage Ranges: Click https://your.yale.edu/work-yale/careers/wage-ranges to see our Wage Ranges

 

Work Location: Central Campus

 

Worksite Address: 150 Munson Street

New Haven, CT 06511

 

Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)

 

Searchable Job Family: Computing and Information Systems

 

Total # of Hours to be Works: 37.5

 

Position Focus:

 

Yale University houses preeminent cultural and natural heritage collections (Yale Center for British Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, and the Yale University Library including the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) in pursuit of its mission to improve the world today and for future generations through outstanding research and scholarship, education, preservation, and practice. Yale's collecting organizations complement physical collections with both born-digital materials and also through transformative digital systems which improve and expand access, streamline academic work, and incorporate resources worldwide from other institutions. This work will provide a platform for developing new ways to conduct research, teach, learn, and publish.

 

ITS is seeking a full-stack software engineer with a focus on back-end development and some experience with front-end development. This person will be responsible for the development and ongoing support of solutions that support the cultural heritage community at Yale University. The applications will be designed through strong collaboration with our cultural heritage partners.

 

The successful candidate will work collaboratively on a team with other developers and system administrators to solve problems and perform code review. This engineer will be responsible for developing scalable, performant applications that provide ample performance to process large volumes of information in a variety of formats including but not limited to Json, text, images, audio, video, metadata, structured data, and unstructured data managed by Yale's libraries, galleries, and museums.

 

This is a dynamic and polyglot (multi-language) environment. The successful candidate must be curious and able to learn and adapt quickly to new technologies.

 

Essential Duties:

 

1. Develops programs or systems of small to moderate size and complexity. Modifies existing systems at all levels of difficulty. 2. Provides informational input into decisions concerning the development and delivery of applications, programs and systems. Defines and analyzes requirements to meet the expectations of stakeholders and intended end user needs, scheduled timeline, and budgetary targets. 3. Analyzes, defines and designs new systems and applications. Writes code in support of business solutions. 4. Responsible for the creation, definition, communication, and management of project plans which includes architectural design, technology selection and methodologies to apply. 5. Troubleshoots problems and provide ongoing maintenance and support for applications and systems. 6. Prepares documentation, user manuals and develops formal proposals for new systems and modifications to existing systems. Mentors technical staff and provide training for end users. 7. Contributes in the development of policies or modifications to exiting policies. 8. Applies and keeps current with existing and emerging technologies and methodologies. Provides ongoing input to the establishment of programming standards, procedures, and methodologies. 9. May perform other duties as assigned.

 

Required Education and Experience:

 

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and two years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

Required Skill/Ability 1:

 

Demonstrated experience with two of the following: Go (Golang), Python, Java, JavaScript.

 

Required Skill/Ability 2:

 

Experience with web development, relational database/SQL, Git, and containers /container services such as Docker or Kubernetes.

 

Required Skill/Ability 3:

 

Demonstrate experience working with a high-performing team of software applications and web application developers, working in a team environment using source control packages such as GitHub, SVN, Team Server.

 

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:

 

Experience working with organizations such as libraries and museums as well as experience with the following technologies:

 

Graph database & SPARQL

MarkLogic

Image processing with VIPS or ImageMagick

Shell scripting

React or other front-end frameworks

AWS as a hosting environment

AWS system administration and Terraform (IaC)

 

Drug Screen: No

 

Health Screening: No

 

Background Check Requirements:

 

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. Please visit www.yale.edu/hronline/careers/screening/faqs.html for additional information on the background check requirements and process.

 

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement:

 

Please note that the university has a https://president.yale.edu/president/statements/requiring-faculty-staff-and-trainees-be-vaccinated-against-covid-19. For up-to-date information https://covid19.yale.edu

 

Posting Disclaimer:

 

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

 

To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/2905410

 

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at [log in to unmask], or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: [log in to unmask]

 

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