At a Glance
- Tasks: Design, build, and maintain cloud-native solutions for open science.
- Company: Join PLOS, a nonprofit leader in Open Access publishing.
- Benefits: Enjoy remote work, health insurance, generous leave, and a supportive culture.
- Other info: Flexible, inclusive environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in science while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: Experience in full stack development and modern tech like Python and React.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 £ per year.
This position is fully remote/home based. PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. The Senior Software Engineer draws on a diversity of experience in software engineering, architecture, and lifecycle management to collaboratively design, build, and maintain modern cloud-native solutions to power the ongoing revolution in open science.
This role sits within the Digital team and is part of a team of engineers within the software engineering function. As part of a cross-functional product team, contribute designs, code, tests, code reviews, and excellent judgment towards the development and continuous improvement of our digital platforms. Participate in agile ceremonies and evolving development practices of the team. Provide stewardship of the long-term sustainability of our platform and actively manage platform health and technical debt.
Significant professional software engineering experience gained in a full stack environment, ideally with experience using Google Cloud, Python, React, Kubernetes, BigQuery, or similar modern technologies. Hands-on experience developing, shipping, operating, and/or maintaining consumer and/or enterprise web applications. Strong track record of using and improving agile software development and related design practices. Deep understanding and experience of at least one server-side language. Expertise in data pipelines and event-driven architectures preferred. Expertise in machine learning and machine learning pipelines preferred. Solid foundation in secure coding practices. Solid understanding of client-side technology (CSS/HTML/JS). Experience with using data to inform development decisions. Flexible and open-minded. Resilient, proactive, and creative. Self-directed and capable of working under minimal supervision.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related academic degrees and/or equivalent experience preferred alongside a strong background in software engineering. Prolonged periods stationary at a desk and working on a computer. Some national and international travel may be required. Rare but occasional after hours (evening or weekend) work.
PLOS also offers a comprehensive benefits package summarized below:
- Employee sponsored health, dental and vision insurance (Dental and Vision 100% employer paid)
- Paid Vacation, 11 public holidays and sick leave
- Parental leave
- Birthday and three winter holidays days off
- Short term and long term disability insurance
- 2 days paid time off for volunteering per year
- Fully remote work environment with stipend on joining for home office
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Pension with up to 10% employer match
- 25 days holidays, market competitive Maternity and Paternity leave
Building on a strong legacy of pioneering innovation, PLOS continues to be a catalyst in open science, reimagining models to meet open science principles, removing barriers and promoting inclusion in knowledge creation and sharing, and publishing research outputs that enable everyone to learn from, reuse and build upon scientific knowledge. Our work is supported by a highly skilled global in-house team, partnerships with local scholarly organizations, and the valued contributions of a diverse, international community of scientific researchers. We’re working to create a more equitable system of scientific knowledge and understanding. Removing barriers to inclusion and facilitating broad participation of voices is core to our success, inside and out. Beyond accepting distinct perspectives, we seek and support divergent backgrounds among our staff because we know differences strengthen our teams, our work, and our communities.
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