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The Job Details are as follows: The CONTENTdm development team is looking for a strong technical manager to lead a growing team of software engineers in building our digital collections platform and backend capabilities. If you like working with large datasets or creating robust services around digital technologies to solve complex problems, this job may be for you! Great candidates will have experience with cloud-native applications, modern web development, and the considerations and trade-offs needed for high-scale digital collection systems serving cultural institutions worldwide. Full-stack development experience spanning UI, backend, and DevOps is essential. They should also have experience leading teams in developing enterprise software that handles sensitive cultural heritage data with all the legal, security and risk considerations that are applicable. Well-qualified candidates should also deeply understand continuous deployment pipelines built with robust, automated testing and orchestration and understand how to lead and empower engineers to thrive in that style of development.## Major Responsibilities:
- Oversees the development of features that strengthen OCLC's digital collections strategy in partnership with the product organization
- Manages the agile and iterative planning, execution, and completion of deliverables
- Ensures solid technical designs and solutions are implemented and SLAs are met for 24/7 platform operations
- Serves as technical consultant for senior management, technical staff, product managers, and project stakeholders
- Manages technical staff including UI Engineers, Software Engineers, and DevOps Engineers through directing, motivating, training, evaluating, coaching, mentoring, and developing individuals
- Performs all administrative duties necessary for ongoing support including staff selection, performance evaluation, progress reporting, and other administrative functions
- Designs and implements complex systems for digital library applications with considerations for scalability, data management, and user experience
## Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- 7+ years software development experience plus 2+ years managing development teams
- Technical depth to actively participate in architectural conversations and contribute to business/technology tradeoffs
- Solid understanding of modern development frameworks covering TypeScript/React 19+, Python 3.11+/Django, PostgreSQL, cloud infrastructure, containers, microservices, and RESTful/GraphQL API development
- Strong proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), AWS cloud services, and DevOps practices
- Experience leading teams in developing enterprise software handling sensitive information with applicable legal, security and risk considerations
- Deep understanding of continuous deployment pipelines with robust automated testing and orchestration, with ability to lead engineers in this development style
- Excellent communication skills with ability to present technical architecture to business stakeholders and senior management
- Deep understanding of delivering software in large enterprise environments with proven track record of shipping platform services
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, good judgment and passion for emerging technologies
- Experience with agile/scrum development environments, particularly in growing teams
Major Responsibilities:
The CONTENTdm development team is looking for a strong technical manager to lead a growing team of software engineers in building our digital collections platform and backend capabilities. If you like working with large datasets or creating robust services around digital technologies to solve complex problems, this job may be for you! Great candidates will have experience with cloud-native applications, modern web development, and the considerations and trade-offs needed for high-scale digital collection systems serving cultural institutions worldwide. Full-stack development experience spanning UI, backend, and DevOps is essential. They should also have experience leading teams in developing enterprise software that handles sensitive cultural heritage data with all the legal, security and risk considerations that are applicable. Well-qualified candidates should also deeply understand continuous deployment pipelines built with robust, automated testing and orchestration and understand how to lead and empower engineers to thrive in that style of development.
Major Responsibilities:
- Oversees the development of features that strengthen OCLC's digital collections strategy in partnership with the product organization
- Manages the agile and iterative planning, execution, and completion of deliverables
- Ensures solid technical designs and solutions are implemented and SLAs are met for 24/7 platform operations
- Serves as technical consultant for senior management, technical staff, product managers, and project stakeholders
- Manages technical staff including UI Engineers, Software Engineers, and DevOps Engineers through directing, motivating, training, evaluating, coaching, mentoring, and developing individuals
- Performs all administrative duties necessary for ongoing support including staff selection, performance evaluation, progress reporting, and other administrative functions
- Designs and implements complex systems for digital library applications with considerations for scalability, data management, and user experience
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in computer science or engineering discipline
- Requires 5+ years experience in managing and architecting infrastructure software components
Technical depth to actively participate in architectural conversations and contribute to business/technology tradeoffs
Solid understanding of modern development frameworks covering TypeScript/React 19+, Python 3.11+/Django, PostgreSQL, cloud infrastructure, containers, microservices, and RESTful/GraphQL API development
Strong proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), AWS cloud services, and DevOps practices
- Experience leading teams in developing enterprise software handling sensitive information with applicable legal, security and risk consideration
Excellent communication skills with ability to present technical architecture to business stakeholders and senior management
- Deep understanding of delivering software in large enterprise environments with proven track record of shipping platform services
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, good judgment and passion for emerging technologies
- Experience with Agile Software Development methodologies such as XP, Scrum, and/or DSDM
- Experience in operational management of production systems
Desired Qualifications:
- - 7+ years software development experience plus 2+ years managing development teams
Working Conditions: Normal office environment.
ADA/EAA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
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