Overview

Reporting to the Lead Library Software Engineer, this 3-year term position leads critical development on the creation and maintenance of software, workflows, multi-system integrations, and data extraction processes in service of TigerData, a data storage and management ecosystem that supports the advancement of research in the Princeton University community. Working on a team of developers in the Princeton University Library (PUL), you will be instrumental in crafting a holistic vision to serve the needs of researchers, developing software and tools for data curation, metadata entry and management, and automation workflows from multi-tiered storage on campus and externally, ensuring data integrity and safe transfer between storage stages, including movement of data to publication and long-term archiving.

Percentages: Development 100%

 

Note:  This is a 3-year term fully remote position

Responsibilities

 

• Build, test, debug, and document software designed to support research data management, including discovery, metadata extraction from common file types and other campus systems, and data movement workflows
• Develop interfaces for the TigerData presentation layer using API 
• Integrate with data sources such as ORCID, Globus, cloud storage, and existing data repositories. 
• Analyze, transform, migrate, and process data and metadata 
• Build tools and workflows to validate research data submissions
• Automate and streamline manual or inefficient tasks
• Help plan and estimate work on software projects 
• Embedded with a team of PUL developers working in an agile environment 
• Maintain a strong partnership with the PUL software development group to enhance collaboration in the implementation of TigerData 
• Work independently, including organizing and coordinating projects, as well as work and communicate well on a team on common projects

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a developer working in an environment that includes complex software systems, object-oriented programming, web-based applications and services, and distributed architecture
• Demonstrated experience with an object oriented language, preferably Ruby or Java
• Experience building complex web forms that drive workflows and meet contemporary usability guidelines using modern HTML, CSS, and Javascript frameworks
• Demonstrated experience with test-driven development, preferably using RSpec or JUnit
• Ability to work in a Linux-based environment
• Willingness to learn new technologies and data/metadata formats
• Experience with Agile software development practices
• Strong oral and written communication skills

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on a team with other software developers
• Familiarity with best practices for data modeling and data management
• Familiarity with test-driven development

 

Education

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

 

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Standard Weekly Hours36.25Eligible for OvertimeNoBenefits EligibleYesProbationary Period180 daysEssential Services Personnel (see policy for detail)NoPhysical Capacity Exam RequiredNoValid Driver’s License RequiredNo Experience LevelMid-Senior Level#LI-TC1