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Unique ID:
#8146
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Posted on:
5th of February 2016 at 8:10 AM
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Expires in:
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PLOS is a nonprofit publisher and advocacy organization with a mission to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. Do you want to play a role in changing the scientific publishing industry? Do you want to help make the world’s scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource?
We are seeking a talented and creative Senior Software Engineer to join the PLOS engineering team in our San Francisco office. The ideal candidate will be a confident and organized self-starter with first-class programming and problem-solving skills. We use an Agile software development methodology, with Software Engineers, QA Engineers, DevOps Engineers, UX Designers, Product Managers and Project Managers working together every day to deliver a publishing platform used by scientific researchers from around the globe.
Responsibilities:
•Develop full stack product features in an Agile environment.
•Make architecture decisions; advocate for technological stability and robustness of solutions.
•Take end-to-end ownership of systems, seeking understanding of each part to thoroughly understand the big picture.
•Develop tools for continuous delivery of products, continually pushing out new product features and providing excellent service to end users.
•Pair-program and mentor software engineers.
•Write code and test code daily.
•Submit and perform code reviews regularly.
Qualifications and Experience
•BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field.
•5+ years of JavaScript experience; Ember is a big plus.
•5+ years of Ruby on Rails experience.
•5+ years of MySQL experience; NoSQL is a plus.
•5+ years working with Linux operating systems.
•A demonstrable understanding of software development concepts, project management, and good communication.
•Excellent design, coding, testing, problem solving, and debugging skills.
•Experience developing, shipping, operating and/or maintaining consumer web applications.
•A passion for unit testing and test-driven development.
•Experience developing, debugging and maintaining code in multiple languages.
•Experience with Agile/Scrum practices, project management and the software development lifecycle.
•Demonstrable organizational, problem solving and prioritization skills.
•Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.
•Experience working across disciplines, groups and teams.
About PLOS
PLOS (Public Library of Science) is a nonprofit Open Access publisher, innovator and advocacy organization dedicated to accelerating progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. The PLOS suite of influential journals contain rigorously peer-reviewed Open Access research articles from all areas of science and medicine, together with expert commentary and analysis, and include PLOS Biology, PLOS Medicine, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Genetics, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, PLOS Pathogens and the multidisciplinary PLOS ONE, the world’s largest journal.
In addition to journals, PLOS covers the world of scientific research with over 20 blogs, four community channels and the PLOS Science Wednesday Ask Me Anything series on redditscience–all to provide a rich experience for readers and authors. Globally, more than 6,500 Academic Editors and 90,000 reviewers, together with authors and readers in over 200 countries, enable PLOS to expose, discuss and elevate the best ideas in science.
PLOS strives to recruit talented professionals from many backgrounds and disciplines who share a passion for the mission to transform research communication. PLOS offers a dynamic start-up culture and work environment rich in innovative ideas, together with a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. PLOS offices are located in San Francisco, USA and Cambridge, UK and the organization has a global team of more than 200 staff. PLOS’s distinguished Board of Directors includes eminent scientists, business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Application Process
Please send your application including a cover letter and resume to jobs@plos.org and use the job title as the subject of your email.
No phone calls or visits, please. Principals only — email from recruiters will be ignored
•Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
•do NOT contact us with unsolicited services or offers