Publishing Technologies Developer, Janeway (Deadline: June 29, 2021) | Birkbeck, University of London

Salary range: £38,594 rising to £44,113 per annum Contract type: Fixed term Mode: Full time Closing date for applicants: 29-Jun-2021 The Birkbeck Centre for Technology and Publishing is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join the Janeway publishing platform software engineering team in this exciting remote working opportunity. Joining a team of two developers you will help deliver publishing solutions to both the Open Library of Humanities and our 20 partners around the world. You will be self-motivated and willing to work as part of a remote team. You will have experience using, developing and deploying open-source projects, preferably using Python3 and Django. You will demonstrate proven project management and organisational skills and have a track record of successful development of software systems. You will have a demonstrable knowledge of computer programming and Web Technologies. You should have a good working knowledge of Unix-like (and particularly Linux-based) desktop and server environments. In order to be successful in this role you will need to have the ability to plan, document and organise own work on a day-to-day basis, to manage own time effectively and be self-motivated. In addition, knowledge of the Django framework and experience of providing support to colleagues or clients would be beneficial.