Hybrid Ruby on Rails Developer – Digital Libraries

Code4lib; 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 division. The role focuses on developing, maintaining, and integrating systems for digitized materials in non-English languages, with an internationalized UI and Unix-based data work.

This full-time, temporary position is expected to end on October 31, 2027, and supports a hybrid schedule with on-site and remote workdays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 2–4 years related experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication required.
• Ability to work within team standards for medium-scale applications; Ruby on Rails experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on software development and maintenance life cycle tasks.
• Design and implements simple systems per senior staff guidance.
• Develop expertise in principal tools, platforms and languages used by the team.
• Manipulate, convert, and analyze datasets and digital objects; generate reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Unix command line

Communication

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Unix tools

Job description

Columbia University Libraries is seeking an Associate Programmer/Analyst – Anticaste Initiative in the Digital Library and Scholarly Technologies division. The role focuses on developing, maintaining, and integrating systems for digitized materials in non-English languages, with an internationalized UI and Unix-based data work.

This full-time, temporary position is expected to end on October 31, 2027, and supports a hybrid schedule with on-site and remote workdays.