Lead Developer - MITH
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MITH is looking to hire a creative, team-oriented person to be our new Lead
Developer. We're reviewing applications on a rolling basis and we encourage
all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. Please see below
for the complete job ad.
If I can answer any questions about the position, please don't hesitate to
contact me directly with questions: tmunoz@umd.edu
Lead Devloper, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH)
The Lead Developer will work with other senior MITH staff to conceptualize,
implement, and develop software for research work in a collaborative,
team-driven environment. This role requires creative leadership and
commitment to research and development leading to novel applications of
technology in research projects in the humanities. The successful candidate
will have experience developing software applications, establishing
development milestones, providing technical management and oversight, and
identifying emergent technologies and best practices.
Reporting to the Associate Director, the Lead Developer will collaborate
with other members of the MITH design and development team to design,
write, test, document, and deploy code. She/He will be responsible for
conducting regular code reviews, coordinating iterative development
schedules, and assuring quality control of all final software deliverables
and deployments.
Prospective candidates should have proven experience in team-oriented
software development within a research-intensive environment. They should
be able to demonstrate expertise in at least one version control system and
in a range of programming languages and platforms. The ability to estimate
effort for software projects, prototype concepts and approaches, draft and
communicate design concepts, as well as write and maintain documentation of
systems and processes is required. Familiarity with the digital humanities
is preferred but not required.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Software Development (60%)
* Responsible for full development cycle of planning, designing,
testing, documenting and deployment.
Manage Development Processes (20%)
* Facilitate developer and designer meetings
* Create and track project milestones and schedules
* Review software code and ensure quality of all deliverables,
including documentation
Systems Architecture (10%)
* Research appropriate software languages, frameworks, and platforms to
realize project goals
* Design, prototype, and evaluate potential technical approaches
* Monitor systems administration and contracted development work
Engagement with Open Source Software Projects (10%)
* As appropriate, contribute to third-party open source projects and
libraries used by MITH during paid time. Contributions may include code,
documentation, outreach, group/event organization, and code review.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
* Bachelor's degree
* Minimum of three years experience in software development
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
The successful candidate will work on and lead projects involving a variety
of technologies/technology stacks. The ability to learn new technologies
quickly and effectively is important. We would expect that the Lead
Developer could demonstrate:
* Expertise with front-end web technologies (HTML5,
JavaScript/CoffeeScript, CSS/SASS/LESS)
* Experience with a variety of high-level languages (e.g. Ruby, PHP,
Python)
* Experience using web frameworks for these languages (Sinatra, Rails,
Zend, Flask, Django)
* Experience with at least one JVM language (e.g. Java, Scala, Clojure,
JRuby) and build system (Ant, Maven, SBT)
* Knowledge in designing and managing relational databases (PostgreSQL,
MySQL)
* Knowledge of testing frameworks for a variety of languages (PHPUnit,
RSpec, Cucumber, Jasmine, QUnit)
* Experience with plugin development for one or more content management
systems (e.g. Drupal or WordPress)
* Experience with managing Linux operating systems
* Experience with a shell language (Bash, Zsh)
* Expertise in source code management tools like Git or Subversion
* Expertise in software engineering patterns including
Model-View-Controller and Model-View-ViewModel architectures
* Experience with workflow and deployment tools like Grunt, Rake, and
Capistrano
* Experience with XML technologies (validation schemes, XSLT, eXist,
Cocoon, etc.)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Applications from candidates who can also demonstrate the following are
strongly encouraged:
* Five or more years experience in software development
* Experience in managing other developers
* Familiarity with pre-existing digital humanities software development
community
* Able to work in a team-driven design and development process but with
clear ability to motivate and manage oneself
* Experience designing and managing non-relational (Redis, MongoDB)
data stores
* Experience with infrastructure management tools (Chef, Puppet, etc)
* Experience with RDF and Linked Open Data methods and tools
* Experience with authorization and authentication technologies (OAuth,
OpenID)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Salary is commensurate with experience, ranging from $76,000 to $96,000.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 22 Days
Annual Leave; 15 Days Sick Leave; 3 Days Personal Leave; 15 Paid Holidays;
Tuition Remission; Health, Dental, Vision and Prescription coverage.
TO APPLY
Applications should be submitted via
https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/24812 (Position
# 119907) and include: 1) a cover letter; 2) a resume or CV; 3) samples of
code/projects (or URLs to accessible repositories); and 4) contact
information for three professional references.
The position is open until filled.
VALUE OF DIVERSITY
The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy
of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any
employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation,
physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin,
marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender
identity or expression. Moreover, the University of Maryland is committed
to "inclusive excellence"—the notion that in order to educate our students
with excellence, in order to foster outstanding research and scholarship,
and in order to be national and global leaders, we must be diverse and
inclusive. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
