The University of California, Santa Barbara Library is recruiting a Lead Software Engineer/Software Development Manager.
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The Lead Software Engineer/Software Development Manager provides directions and strategic leadership for the Programming Unit at the Davidson Library. Manages programming personnel of 5 full time programmers working in a variety of programming languages, including hiring, project management, and performance evaluations. Leads the programming unit by positive example in the practice of software engineering. Provide mentoring and leadership to programming personnel. Establishes reasonable goals for programming personnel and assures these goals are met. Acts as technical project manager, actively managing deadlines, deliverables, and programmer time. Under direction from the Acting Director of Library Technologies, determines priorities and sets goals for all software development activity in support of the Library's diverse constituency. Advises Acting Director of Library Technologies and other library personnel on feasibility and appropriateness of all software projects under consideration for the library. Responsible for identifying technical needs for the Library and implementing corresponding solutions. Performs full system design for unique solutions that must smoothly integrate with an existing, complex IT environment. Writes software in a variety of modern languages, working with an existing codebase of unique solutions. Responsible for continuing development and support of Digital Library/Repository/Archive initiatives, ensuring quick response times to issues and bug reports. Coordinates work with affiliates at other institutions across the nation. Performs System and Database administration tasks in a complex environment.
