Application Developer — Digital Libraries & Open Source

International Research Institute of Climate and Society; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The International Research Institute of Climate and Society at Columbia University seeks a full-time Application Developer. You will engineer innovative solutions and collaborate within a diverse team to enhance digital library capabilities.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and significant experience with Ruby/Rails, Java, and PHP. The role requires a commitment to diversity and the ability to manage complex software projects effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of related experience or equivalent education.
• Experience in Web-based application design with various technologies.
• Working knowledge of Unix and Apache environments.

Responsibilities

• Engineer solutions for various projects using relevant technologies.
• Collaborate with software engineers in related divisions.
• Manipulate large metadata sets and digital objects.

Skills

Web‑based application design

Ruby/Rails

Java

PHP

MySQL

SQL

XML

JSON

Usability and user experience development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Unix

Apache

GitHub

SVN

Hydra

Fedora Commons

Project Blacklight

Job description

The International Research Institute of Climate and Society at Columbia University seeks a full-time Application Developer. You will engineer innovative solutions and collaborate within a diverse team to enhance digital library capabilities.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and significant experience with Ruby/Rails, Java, and PHP. The role requires a commitment to diversity and the ability to manage complex software projects effectively.