FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Application Developer
SUPERVISOR: Reports to Director or Department Head
DEPARTMENT: Digital Initiatives
STATUS: Full-time
POSITION SUMMARY:
The River Campus Libraries (RCL) of the University of Rochester (UR) seek a
creative and collaborative applications developer to join the Digital
Initiatives department. Reporting at the Director or Department Head level, the
incumbent contributes hands-on programming for RCL’s digital projects and
collections, digital asset management, and research and web applications, and
contributes technical and problem-solving expertise to projects that expose our
rich content and academic resources to the university community and the world.
This position collaborates across RCL and UR to advance library services and
programs through prototyping and application development, and contributes
expertise across the entire project lifecycle, from requirements gathering to
deployment.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Conceptualization & Development: 40%
In collaboration with RCL and university colleagues, identify gaps and
pain-points related to library services, systems, and infrastructure and
translate needs into project requirements
Develop prototypes, tools, and applications that strengthen the library’s
digital infrastructure and help solve problems at scale
Develop solutions to integrate web services with commercial products including
search, retrieval, metadata harvesting, data collection and reporting
Leverage automation and programmatic solutions to reduce time investments and
errors in workflows
Implementation & Continuous Improvement: 40%
Employ best practices to create well designed, documented, and tested code
Deploy, test, and debug prototypes, tools, and applications
Maintain and upgrade existing systems
Identify and recommend enhancements to improve RCL’s tooling, workflows, and
services
Provide expertise for migration and sunsetting legacy systems
Professional Development: 10%
· Identify and experiment with tools, frameworks, and approaches that
have the potential to improve existing programs and services or inspire new
initiatives.
· Prototype new tools and run pilot projects to test new technologies
· Participate in professional networks and organizations to expand
knowledge base and share our work with a broader community
Miscellaneous Duties: 10%
· Maintain currency with library functions, resources, practices and
procedures
· Participate in and contribute towards RCL and University committees,
meetings, and events
· Maintain professional collaborations with RCL colleagues and University
constituencies
· Perform other duties as assigned
A. Required Qualifications & Competencies
Required
A Bachelor's degree in computer science or other technology-related field plus
1 year of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Expertise with server-side application development with one or more programming
languages (PHP, Python, JavaScript, Java)
Experience developing relational based database-backed applications (Postrgres,
MySQL, Oracle)
Experience integrating web applications with various components and web services
Familiarity with indexing and querying platforms (Solr/Elasticsearch)
· Familiarity with version control software (GIT)
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups in project planning and
development
Ability to handle simultaneous projects and clearly articulate how the project
tasks are being prioritized
· Ability to work independently and in a team environment with a high
degree of accountability
· Demonstrated commitment to the values of diversity, equity and inclusion
Preferred:
Project management experience
Experience maintaining systems running in production environments
Experience with one or more testing frameworks (Jest, Junit, phpUnit)
Experience with PHP-based web platforms (Drupal, Omeka)
Experience with client-side web technologies (JavaScript, CSS, HTML5)
How to Apply:
All applicants must apply online at https://universityofrochester.jobs/.
Click here to apply to this position.
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