Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join ITHAKA's Search team as a Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) and contribute to high-impact products that enhance education accessibility for millions of JSTOR users. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain large-scale, distributed software services. This role requires extensive experience in full-stack development, utilizing various technologies and cloud infrastructure. ITHAKA offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to continuous learning and professional development. The position is remote, with employees distributed across the continental United States. ITHAKA values diversity and inclusion, creating a supportive and collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of recent, hands-on professional experience as a full-stack software engineer building large-scale, distributed web applications using AWS cloud infrastructure services
• Demonstrated proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript (React, Vue, Angular, Node.js) and Python (Django, FastAPI)
• Hands-on experience with REST or GraphQL APIs, version control systems (GitHub/GitLab), and testing frameworks (JUnit, Jest, pytest, Playwright), along with a commitment to test-driven development (TDD) practices
• Proficiency in using dependency management and project build tools like Maven, NPM/Yarn, Webpack, or bundler
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)
• Exceptional communication skills and a commitment to continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members in product management, design, user research, data science, and engineering to explore, shape, and develop new Search & Discovery product experiences, from ideation to implementation, at scale
• Design, develop, and maintain large-scale distributed software services and solutions that are secure, reliable, scalable, and maintainable in a CI/CD environment
• Engage with stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver sustainable solutions
• Use web analytics to inform product discovery and measure key performance indicators
• Optimize application performance using APM tools
• Provide mentorship and guidance to team members
• Advocate for the adoption of innovative technologies and methodologies
• Contribute to assessment of risk factors, cost-effectiveness, resource allocation, and other considerations essential for supporting technology enhancements
• Provide reliable, responsive support and incident resolutions during on-call shifts (PagerDuty)

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in using profiling tools (Grafana, Prometheus, AppDynamics) for performance optimization
• Experience with cache management, content delivery, and edge application security using CDNs (Fastly, CloudFront)
• Experience with data modeling in relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
• Experience in securing large-scale applications against vulnerability exploits
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach engineers, fostering both technical and interpersonal development
• Interest or experience in generative AI, search/information retrieval systems, and machine learning (LangChain, OpenAI)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• An employer-paid 10% retirement contribution
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• 22 days of paid time off
• 11 paid holidays
• Up to 12 sick days
• Wellness benefits