Job Description

Job Summary
You will be a programmer developing large-scale digital library systems as a part of a team of programmers, librarians, and designers working on major projects including development of an overall architecture to serve the U-M Library and campus. You will have opportunities to gain experience with modern technologies that support research, digital preservation, publishing, archives and broad public access. You will most often code in Python, JAVA, or Ruby using Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and hosting. However, we have a diverse portfolio of solutions that use a variety of languages and tools. Much of our code is publicly available on GitHub.

In Library Information Technology, we value the cooperation that results from sharing and applying our different experiences, backgrounds, skills, talents, and interests to build an environment in which all our community members can flourish.

The University of Michigan Library is one of the world's largest academic research libraries and serves a vibrant university community that is home to 19 schools and colleges, 100 top ten graduate programs, and annual research expenditures over $2 billion a year. To promote the university's world-changing work and to serve the public good, the library collects, preserves, and shares the scholarly and cultural record in all existing and latest forms, and leads the reinvention of the academic research library in the digital age.

Why Work at Michigan?
In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

Generous time off
A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
Life insurance
Long-term disability coverage
Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
Responsibilities*
Development and maintenance (50%)
Develop, debug, modify and maintain complex software systems, including the full stack of components behind database-driven web applications and APIs.
Configure and customize open source software and participate in collaborative development activity -using modern tools and techniques.
Review system and software designs and conduct functional tests.
Maintain internal documentation.
Create containers and deployments.
Analysis and Design (20%)
Participate in the analysis of business and user needs, and the design of solutions involving computer software.
Operational Support (20%)
Support the consistent operation of applications and workflows.
Participation in other meetings, events, training, and conferences (10%)
Participate in the open source communities with which we are engaged.
Take part in professional development activities to expand skills.
Required Qualifications*
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and three or more years of experience, or an equivalent amount of experience and education.
Demonstrated programming skills in a modern programming language, and experience working in a command-line-based environment.
Experience developing database-driven, user-focused web applications, or transferable relevant skills.
Demonstrated group work experience.
Ability to quickly pick up and get familiar with new programming languages and associated development and deployment practices.
Desired Qualifications*
Experience with digital preservation repository development.
Experience working in a library setting.
Familiarity with developing inclusive software, such as accessibility (WCAG 2.0) and internationalization best practices.
Experience with version control systems such as Git.
Experience with test-driven development.
Experience with management of code dependencies, including dependency tracking and bundling.
Experience with CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) and container based hosting.