Love reading, and want to help people find the books they need? We work with libraries - helping them discover new titles, supplying them, even processing them to go directly on-shelf. We work with institutions all over the world, with all book formats. And we're looking to add to our team which develops and keeps the infrastructure behind all the magic humming.A Lead Software Engineer designs, develops, codes and customizes customer-facing software applications from product conception to end user interface. Analyzes and understands customer requirements and preferences, incorporating these into the design and development process. This engineer has an expert knowledge of professional software engineering practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, test automation, and operations. The engineer will lead projects and be a mentor and resource in technical matters for other team members.Be responsible for the full software development life cycle of modules in complex software systems for warehousing and fulfilment of edutech products and services. Interact with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs.Be in a rotation to monitor and ensure the smooth operation of the systems, and work with different stakeholders to fix any operational problems.Use operational experience and industry developments to propose system improvements; and design and implement these with the team.In this position, the engineer will take on challenges and difficult tasks, and hold themselves accountable to delivering on commitments. They'll use knowledge of best practices and strong communication skills to benefit the team, plan their work to align with organizational goals and collaborate effectively with other groups. They'll be expected to make effective decisions about the scope of the work and resources needed for it. About YouExperience, education, skills, and accomplishmentsMaster degree or relevant experience.Experience in lead development roles.Proficiency with Progress/OpenEdge databaseHands on experience with Progress 4GL/ABLProgress database design and performance experienceExperience with distributed systems built with web services and REST architectures (including knowledge of XML/JSON data formats)If would be great if you also have experience/knowledge of ...OOABLLinux, including scripting and basic system administration.EDI/XMLRDBMS such as MySQL or MS SQL Server, and SQLModern general purpose programming language(s)About the TeamOur development team consists of 9 engineers with deep industry and software expertise in development, QA, and operations. We are closely supported by product and project management professionals. We work closely with internal customer-facing teams and internal and external suppliers.Our objective is to provide innovative industry-leading services to institutional library systems, and these services cover the full range from material selection to procurement to collection management.We foster a collaborative and collegial environment and encourage and support innovative thinking and personal technical growth.Hours of WorkThis is a full-time position, primarily working core business hours in your time zone, with flexibility to adjust to various global time zones as needed. There is a DevOps component to this role; this involves being on call in a rotation. This is also a hybrid position working in the office 2-3 days a week.At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.
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