Senior Software Engineer - eResources

Together we make breakthroughs possible.

At OCLC, we build technology with a purpose: to connect libraries and make knowledge accessible worldwide, because we believe that what is known must be shared. Our teams work with complex global datasets, AI and machine learning, hybrid cloud solutions, and other technologies that connect people and organizations to the information they need. We value the power of unique perspectives and experiences to unlock innovation.

At OCLC, your ideas matter, whether you have two years of experience or 20. You’ll learn, create, and problem-solve with technologists, product developers, librarians, researchers, marketing pros, and support teams around the world.

OCLC is consistently recognized as a best place to work by several independent programs. We recognize and reward people and results with a comprehensive Total Rewards package. This means competitive compensation that reflects your unique contributions—performance, experience, and skills—along with exceptional benefits, including best-in-class health coverage, retirement plans with generous company contributions, and a commitment to your overall well-being.

• We know the best ideas don’t always happen at a desk. Take a walking meeting around our 100-acre campus or enjoy lunch on the patio. We’re committed to your success—both personally and professionally. Hybrid work environment:
  For many roles, three days a week on-site, with occasional additional days based on business needs.
• Free use of our on-site fitness center, gym sports, group exercise classes, and game room
• Onsite catering and cafeteria subsidized by OCLC
• Health and wellness events
• Work environments with individual and team spaces and the latest technology tools
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
• Company-subsidized pricing on local tickets and memberships

Join us in transforming how people everywhere access information and be part of a mission-driven team that makes a global impact.

Develop features and enhancements for the eResources team. Join an established team which supports key OCLC resources and interfaces, including the Knowledge Base, Collection Manager, and Central Index. The successful candidate will effectively interact with managers, architects, technical leads, QA, product owners, infrastructure, and security to deliver changes and system enhancements according to priorities and agreed upon schedules. Specifically, this role will support feature development for RESTful services, including React based UI’s, as well as Big Data processing (Hadoop).

Additional development assignments may also be requested as needed to support overall team goals.

Responsibilities:

• Lead small teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Design and implement complex features and systems.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise to the team.
• Participate in architectural discussions and decisions.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure code quality standards

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years Java development experience
• 3+ years developing RESTful web services
• 2+ years developing in a Linux environment
• Familiar with RDBMS technologies
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages.
• Ability to lead and mentor teams.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting skills, and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of database systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms.
• Experience integrating AI tools, frameworks, and concepts into the software development process.
• Proven track record of delivering high quality technical solutions according to desired delivery schedules
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to effectively enhance complex system areas for new features, bug fixes, and optimizations
• Contribute to long-term code maintainability and robustness through peer review of design and code
• Provide support to internal teams as well as end users for the applications and services in all environments, including production
• Strong understanding of and ability to articulate the principles of object-oriented design, data structures, common design patterns and REST best practices

Other desired experience:

AI Development Tools (Cursor, Copilot)

Scripting languages (Python, Shell, Perl)

Spring Boot

MySQL, PostgreSQL

IntelliJ, Maven/Gradle, Ubiquity, git/Git Lab, CI/CD pipelines

Kafka

Hadoop/HBase/Spark

AWS, Snowflake

Docker/Kubernetes

Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Hybrid position in office three days a week

ADA/EAA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be the principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.