University Job Title

Senior Software Engineer

Bargaining Unit

None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Regular

Compensation Grade

Administration & Operations

Compensation Grade Profile

Manager; Program Leader (P6)

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Work Location

Central Campus

Worksite Address

165 Prospect Street

New Haven, CT 06511

Work Week

Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)

Searchable Job Family

Computing and Information Systems

Total # of hours to be worked:

37.5

Position Focus

Map of Life (MOL) and the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change are seeking a Senior Software Engineer interested in developing new technologies to support effective global biodiversity monitoring, research, education, and decision-making. The Senior Software Engineer would lead and advise a team of existing Software Engineers and work closely with the Managing Director and PI. The successful candidate will assemble and integrate a wide range of knowledge about species distributions and other environmental data working with several existing partners (e.g., NASA, The Field Museum, Google, Esri). Map of Life is built on a scalable web platform geared for large biodiversity and environmental data and provides a range of information and biodiversity indicator products. Map of Life leads the data integration and mapping efforts of the Half-Earth Project which aims to identify and prioritize target areas for global biodiversity conservation.

Responsibilities and tasks will include: Managing and developing responsive web applications using JavaScript frameworks, Python, NodeJS, Go, and PostgreSQL/PostGIS, documenting through GitHub and workflow optimization, working in Unix-based systems, and collaborating on Esri services. Managing and building backend API services in Cloud environments. Managing and building frontend interfaces with frameworks like Angular, React, etc. Providing feedback on code, incorporating user feedback directly into products. Assessing and meeting technical and stakeholder needs. Conducting written and oral presentations of data, interpreting the findings, and providing conclusions and recommendations. Solving problems in an organized and logical manner.

Provides an overall leadership role. Serves as a technical advisor to engineers and provides technical guidance to leadership to assist with the formulating of long-range development plans. 2. Leads efforts to evaluate University business and administrative processes and needs; identifies, analyzes and defines systems requirements for large administrative areas. Designs and implements large and highly complex administrative systems. 3. Leads the planning, development and implementation of business solutions. Ensures stakeholder and intended user's needs, scheduled timeline, and budgetary targets are met or exceeded. 4. Defines and executes quality assurance and unit testing procedures to ensure high quality solutions. Monitors effectiveness and efficiency of applications and systems and conduct initiatives to improve system availability, cost, performance and manageability across the lifecycle. Performs highly complex and unusual problem solving. 5. Leads, plans, and manages major projects; including architectural design, technology selection, and methodologies to apply. Advises and influences both internal and external consulting teams. 6. Develops and oversees production support functions and integrates system requirements among several departments. Formulates systems design schedule and writes program modules. 7. Leads and ensures ongoing maintenance and support for applications and systems. Leads technical evaluations. Interface with vendors to resolve major software issues. Responsible for final decisions on purchases of hardware and software products. 8. Trains, mentors, and develops technical staff. Leads and oversees support for training of end users. 9. Recommends and creates new policy. Creates and utilizes best practices. 10. Takes a leadership role in keeping current with existing and emerging technologies and methodologies. Provides leadership in the ongoing establishment and use of programming standards and methodologies, with intent to improve overall efficiency of group and client satisfaction. 11. May perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties

Provides an overall leadership role. Serves as a technical advisor to programmers and provide technical guidance to leadership to assist with the formulating of long range development plans. 2. Leads efforts to evaluate University business and administrative processes and needs; identifies, analyzes and defines systems requirements for large administrative areas. Designs and implements large and highly complex administrative systems. 3. Leads the planning, development and implementation of business solutions. Ensures stakeholder and intended user's needs, scheduled timeline, and budgetary targets are met or exceeded. 4. Defines and executes quality assurance and unit testing procedures to ensure high quality solutions. Monitors effectiveness and efficiency of applications and systems and conduct initiatives to improve system availability, cost, performance and manageability across the lifecycle. Performs highly complex and unusual problem solving. 5. Leads, plans, and manages major projects; including architectural design, technology selection, and methodologies to apply. Advises and influences both internal and external consulting teams. 6. Develops and oversees production support functions and integrates system requirements among several departments. Formulates systems design schedule and writes program modules. 7. Leads and ensures ongoing maintenance and support for applications and systems. Leads technical evaluations. Interface with vendors to resolve major software issues. Responsible for final decisions on purchases of hardware and software products. 8. Trains, mentors, and develops technical staff. Leads and oversees support for training of end users. 9. Recommends and creates new policy. Creates and utilizes best practices. 10. Takes a leadership role in keeping current with existing and emerging technologies and methodologies. Provides leadership in the ongoing establishment and use of programming standards and methodologies, with intent to improve overall efficiency of group and client satisfaction. 11. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education And Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and six years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skill/Ability 1

Proficient in web fundamentals including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python.

Required Skill/Ability 2

Proficient in web technologies, data structures, and system design.

Required Skill/Ability 3

Well-developed written and oral communication skills with the ability to conduct written and oral presentations.

Required Skill/Ability 4

Ability to function effectively independently and as part of a team working in a collaborative environment, receiving and providing feedback.

Required Skill/Ability 5

Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude.

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