Associate Programmer/ Analyst – Anticaste Initiative

Digital Library Federation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University Libraries is seeking an Associate Programmer/Analyst – Anticaste Initiative in the Digital Library and Scholarly Technologies department. The role focuses on developing, maintaining, and integrating systems for digitized materials in non-English languages and internationalized user interfaces, with emphasis on Ruby on Rails and Unix tool usage.

This full-time temporary position supports a hybrid schedule with on-site and remote workdays and reports to the Head of Development,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.
• Minimum of 2-4 years of related experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, collaboration & analytical skills required.
• Must have experience with front-end web development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript).
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a Ruby on Rails project and to use Unix command line tools.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with colleagues on all tasks in the software development and maintenance life cycle.
• Designs and implements simple systems specified by senior team members or designated partners in the organization.
• Develops expertise in the principal tools, platforms and languages used by the team.
• Manipulates, converts, and analyzes datasets and digital objects; generates reports and datasets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Front-end web development

Ruby on Rails

Unix command line tools

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Teamwork / Collaboration

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Unix

Job description

Columbia University Libraries is currently seeking applicants for the position of Associate Programmer/Analyst – Anticaste Initiative in the Department of Digital Library and Scholarly Technologies. The Digital Libraries and Scholarly Technology (DLST) provides a focal point for the planning, coordination, infrastructure, and implementation needs of Columbia's evolving digital library. Reporting to the Head of Development, Infrastructure and Application, the Associate Programmer/Analyst – Anticaste Initiative assists in the development, maintenance, and integration of systems supporting the management and publication of digitized materials in non-English languages in the Columbia University Libraries' Digital Collections, and in the implementation of an internationalized user interface for their discovery. This includes working as necessary in all of the Development, Infrastructure & Application Group’s principal languages, tools, and platforms, with an emphasis on Ruby on Rails web-based applications and related services. In addition to application development, the position is responsible for supporting data conversion, migration, and analysis through the use and creation of Unix command-line tools.

This is a full-time temporary position expected to end on October 31, 2027.

This position supports a hybrid schedule that includes both on-site and remote workdays.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with colleagues on all tasks in the software development and maintenance life cycle.
• Designs and implements simple systems specified by senior team members or designated partners in the organization.
• Develops expertise in the principal tools, platforms and languages used by the team.
• Manipulates, converts, and analyzes datasets and digital objects; generates reports and datasets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and or its equivalent.
• Minimum of 2-4 years of related experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, collaboration & analytical skills required.
• Commitment to supporting and working in a diverse environment.
• Ability to work within team standards in the design, development and maintenance of applications of moderate scope and complexity required.
• Must have experience with front-end web development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript).
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a Ruby on Rails project and to use Unix command line tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Information Technology experience in an academic library (or related technology experience in higher education), especially in digital collections or institutional repository projects.
• Experience with the serialization, processing, and transformation of structured, schema-validated data (e.g., XML, JSON-LD, MARC).
• Experience in open-source and/or inter-institutional collaborative development (especially those relevant to digital library access and preservation systems).