Software Engineer

Job ID: 319940

Department

LIBRARIES (BL-LIBR-IUBLA)

Department
Information

The IU Libraries’ mission is to support and strengthen teaching, learning, and research by providing the collections,
services, and environments that lead to intellectual discovery. Our materials are digital, visual, audio, and print. They are curated from
our campuses, our country, and our world. As a result, they are in 450 different languages, are world-renowned, and are ready to connect
students and researchers with limitless possibilities. We are also proud to be home to Indiana University Press, an academic press serving
the world of scholarship and culture as a professional, not-for-profit publisher.

We offer meaningful work that inspires and empowers
students and faculty to excel in research, teaching, and learning. We promote professional development, career advancement, and flexible
work schedules.

Job Summary

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Configures, customizes, and
  maintains off-the-shelf and open-source software solutions to improve library operations, processes, and user experience.
• Develops
  and maintains custom software applications when needed.
• Works with stakeholders, including IU Libraries Discovery and User
  Experience department, to implement and maintain Indiana University branding and analytics for vendor-supplied and turnkey
  solutions.

General Responsibilities

• Provides experienced design, development, testing, and configuration of
  software systems and computer programs.
• Performs experienced analysis, programming, troubleshooting, bug-fixing, and tuning of new
  and existing software.
• Consults with stakeholders/clients to review existing software solutions; develops new functionality and/or
  writes new code as needed; advises clients on critical decisions regarding information technology to improve overall business process
  efficiency.
• Determines program module test procedures, generates required test data, and executes testing
  procedures.
• Collaborates with other technical staff and stakeholders/clients to ensure optimum functionality, performance,
  accessibility, scalability, and security of supported software.
• Documents software development efforts (changes, new functionality,
  issue/problem resolution).
• Provides documentation, information, and training through formal and informal communications to end
  users, departments, and internal staff.
• Contributes to project planning, formulating objectives, estimating tasks; performs studies
  to include feasibility, conceptual design, cost/benefit analysis, development and implementation planning.
• Ensures that all
  protocols used in the development and maintenance of software is up to date and compliant with university policies and standards; researches
  and stays up-to-date on new industry software development standards, emerging technology, UX/UI design/philosophy, and accessibility
  standards.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education
beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for
education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science,
  business systems, or related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of software
  development or related experience.

Preferred

• Experience in an academic setting, ideally
  libraries.

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication
  skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting
  skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic
  environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high
  level of accuracy, even under pressure.

Preferred

• Experience using AI tools for development and/or
  integrating into user-facing applications.
• Experience with the following technologies: PHP or Ruby on Rails; Linux command line or
  shell scripting; and frontend development with CSS/LESS/SASS and JavaSscript and related frameworks, like React or
  Vue.js.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a
computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an
office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an
accommodation.

Work Location

Herman B Wells Library

Bloomington, Indiana

This position may be eligible
for remote work or to work a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university
policy and business needs.

Advertised Salary

$70,000 – $78,000 per year

Benefits
Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and
  dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term
  disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU
  contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family
  members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid
  leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits
by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job
Classification

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family:
Software/App Design, Dev & Eng

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Equal Employment
Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in
hiring. See Indiana University Notice of
Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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Telephone: 812-856-1234

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