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OCLC is seeking a Lead Software Engineer focused on DevOps to work on revitalizing their flagship SaaS offering, utilizing AI and machine learning to enhance library services globally.

Responsibilities: Design and implement complex features, provide technical guidance, engage in architectural discussions, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.

Skills: Expertise in Terraform, continuous delivery pipelines, container deployment, AWS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and strong programming skills are required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, with 7+ years of software development experience.

Location: Corporate Office in Dublin, United States of America.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $120,000 - $180,000.

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.

Why join OCLC?

OCLC is consistently recognized as a best place to work by several independent programs Werecognize and rewardpeople and resultswith 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 informationand be part of a mission-driven team that makes a global impact.

The Job Details are as follows:

OCLC is revitalizing a flagship SaaS offering, and we're looking for engineers eager to solve complex, real-world problems. Our global platform serves users and institutions alike, preserving and sharing cultural heritage for current and future generations. This is an extraordinary opportunity to do work that matters in a product with complex technical needs.

Challenges include optimizing content delivery speed and scalability for a platform that serves millions of requests a day. Complex metadata management, linked data integrations, and asset processing pipelines await on the backend. Bridging both front and backend are complex search and discovery needs. Delivering on all of these from reliable, scalable, and cost-effective infrastructure will be a hurdle, but also an opportunity to innovate, grow, and demonstrate leadership.

If you're motivated to work on rewarding technical challenges in support of libraries around the world, we'd love to hear from you. Bring your curiosity, your problem-solving, and your drive to build great things in the cloud. Together, we'll make an impact.

Responsibilities:

• 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
• Mentor junior engineers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of software development experience.
• Terraform: Strong to expert proficiency in Terraform, skilled in building infrastructure-as-code using both custom and 3rd party provider stacks. Experienced deploying SaaS infrastructure and applications under a 24/7/365 support expectation.
• Continuous Delivery: Strong proficiency architecting, designing, and implementing continuous delivery pipelines. Experience collaborating with development, QA, and security teams to build workflows that support governance and technical requirements.
• Containers: Strong proficiency designing and deploying container-based compute workloads. Solid understanding of Dockerfiles and containerization principles.
• Public Cloud Design: Strong proficiency designing infrastructure in the AWS cloud. Broad knowledge of networking, compute, storage, and services and experienced designing infrastructure footprints. Experience with Azure or GCP public clouds may be suitable.
• Kubernetes: Strong proficiency deploying application with Kubernetes, including an understanding of core principles and components. Familiarity with Helm charts a strong preference.
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages.
• Extensive experience with software development methodologies.
• Ability to lead and mentor teams.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Deep understanding of database systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Experience integrating AI tools, frameworks, and concepts into the software development process.

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

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.