Library Applications Developer

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,445 full-time undergraduates and 5,125 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 878 full-time and 1,201 FTE faculty, 2,750 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.2 billion, and an endowment in excess of $2.8 billion.

Boston College Libraries is seeking a Library Applications Developer to join our enthusiastic, collaborative, and supportive team. We’re looking for someone who will enjoy solving interesting problems, experimenting with new ideas, and advocating for user needs. 

As a Library Applications Developer, you will:

• Report to the Head of Library Systems and Applications
• Collaborate with partners from across campus to develop and implement practical, usable library services
• Lead technical implementations from design to deployment while balancing interests and requirements from a wide range of stakeholders.
• Understand and advocate for the needs of Students, Faculty, and Staff
• Contribute to the vision for the Library’s technology infrastructure and priorities

You’ll love this role if you are passionate about application development and are fascinated by the unique challenges of searching and using library collections online. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the library and university, including archivists, metadata specialists, and scholars.

We expect finalists for this position to demonstrate a commitment to sustaining a culture that is respectful, accountable, and intentionally inclusive, as is central to the mission of the BC Libraries and rooted in the Jesuit tradition of social justice.
The struggle against racism, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination is central to the mission of the BC Libraries and rooted in the Jesuit tradition of social justice. We are committed to our Mission and Values, and our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement. We expect finalists for this position to demonstrate a similar commitment to sustaining a culture that is respectful, accountable, and intentionally inclusive. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and strongly encourage people from traditionally underrepresented groups to apply.

Title and Salary ranges will be determined at the time of hire based on experience : 

Senior Developer: $77,750 - $97,200, 5+ years of experience
Intermediate Developer: $70,500 - $88,100 3+ years of experience
Associate Developer: $60,800 - $76,000 less than 3 years of experience

Please upload BOTH a resume and cover letter

Requirements: 
Bachelor’s degree
Occasional weekend or off-work hours are required to handle system outages and routine maintenance.
You will thrive in this role with these skills, abilities, and experiences: 
You have demonstrated experience as a front-end and/or back-end developer
You are comfortable working with APIs
You have experience with collaborative version control such as Git
You’re a pro at documentation, including authoring README files, updating wiki pages, and adding descriptive code comments
You have experience managing software development projects
You can configure and manage Linux web servers such as Apache, NGINX, and Tomcat
You actively participate in open-source software projects, including bug reporting and contributing code
You have some knowledge or experience with search and indexing platforms such as Solr or Elasticsearch
You can effectively communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience

If you feel that you meet some but not all the requirements, don’t let a confidence gap stop you from applying. Sometimes a list of qualifications can miss the elements that would most strengthen our team; we value the many different skills which make all of us unique.

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts background checks including education, and verifies COVID-19 vaccination as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category including disability and protected veteran status.  To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .