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The PLOS - Public Library of Science is a nonprofit publisher and science advocacy organization dedicated to using research communication as a tool for accelerating progress in sci
Senior Software Engineer
Location
Florida + 7 moreAll locations: Florida | Illinois | New York | Maryland | Massachusetts | Pennsylvania | Texas | Virginia
Posted
14 days ago
Salary
£65K - £73K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Software Engineer
Public Library of Science - PLOS
• As part of a cross-functional product team, contribute designs, code, tests, code reviews, and excellent judgment towards the development and continuous improvement of our digital platforms. • Participate in agile ceremonies and evolving development practices of the team. • Contribute to the overall platform architecture. • Ensure new work is delivered in alignment with said architecture. • Establish and support development processes. • Provide stewardship of the long-term sustainability of our platform and actively manage platform health and technical debt.
Job Requirements
- Significant professional software engineering experience gained in a full stack environment, ideally with experience using Google Cloud, Python, React, Kubernetes, BigQuery, or similar modern technologies.
- Hands-on experience developing, shipping, operating, and/or maintain consumer and/or enterprise web applications.
- Demonstrated passion for delivering testable, instrumented, and reliable code.
- Strong track-record of using and improving agile software development and related design practices.
- Deep understanding and experience of at least one server-side language.
- Expertise in cloud native architectures.
- Expertise in data pipelines and event-driven architectures preferred.
- Expertise in machine learning and machine learning pipelines preferred.
- Solid foundation in secure coding practices.
- Solid understanding of client-side technology (CSS/HTML/JS)
- Experience with continuous delivery methods and technologies.
- Experience with using data to inform development decisions.
- Ability to collaborate with a variety of functions, personalities and cultures.
- Ability to actively listen, ask the right questions and see the underlying meaning in what’s being said and not said.
- Flexible and open minded. Energy and enthusiasm for learning.
- Problem solving in multiple domains. Resilient, proactive and creative.
- Ability to pick up new techniques and technologies quickly.
- Pragmatic while maintaining an attention to detail.
- Self-directed and capable of working under minimal supervision.
Benefits
- 401k with employer match
- Employee sponsored health, dental and vision insurance (Dental and Vision 100% employer paid)
- Paid Vacation, 11 public holidays and sick leave
- Parental leave
- Birthday and three winter holidays days off
- Short term and long term disability insurance
- 2 days paid time off for volunteering per year
- Fully remote work environment with stipend on joining for home office
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Personal accident insurance
- Pension with up to 10% employer match
- 25 days holidays, market competitive Maternity and Paternity leave
- Birthday and three winter holidays days off
- 2 days paid time off for volunteering per year
- Fully remote work environment with stipend on joining for home office
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