OCLC

Senior Software Engineer

OCLC$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of software development experience.
  • Meaningful experience with complex enterprise backend systems.
  • Comfortable working with structured data formats, including XML schemas.
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills in production environments.

Responsibilities

  • Own entire software development life cycle from requirements to release for complex backend systems.
  • Modernize and refactor existing code incrementally for improved clarity and maintainability.
  • Deliver software features and fixes that align with product and partner needs while adhering to existing architecture.
  • Integrate with operational partners to ensure reliable production runs and clarify ownership boundaries.
  • Primarily work in Java while contributing to Python and bash scripting as needed.
  • Collaborate asynchronously with team members through written documentation and reviews.
  • Mentor peers through constructive feedback and lead by example, not via formal title.
  • Leverage AI-assisted tools to enhance delivery and assess their effectiveness on legacy codebases.

Benefits

  • Collaborative office environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and mentoring.
  • Access to innovative AI-assisted development tools.
  • Focus on maintaining high-quality software standards.
  • Involvement in complex and meaningful projects.
Full Job Description
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for independently designing, developing, and testing complex software programs and systems. You will collaborate with team members to solve problems, provide technical guidance, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will also collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define, refine, and implement features and enhancements. Responsibilities: • Own vertical slices end-to-end—from understanding requirements through design, implementation, test, and release—in complex backend systems with substantial business logic and legacy constraints. • Modernize and refactor in place: improve structure, clarity, and maintainability without requiring a big-bang rewrite; ship incrementally with attention to production risk. • Deliver features and fixesthat meet product and partner needs while respecting existing architecture, data contracts, and operational dependencies. • Integrate with operational partnerson shared data and batch workflows: clarify ownership boundaries, implement behavior changes in application code, and support handoffs that keep production runs reliable. • Work primarily in Javaproduction services; contribute toPythonandbashscripting paths where application logic touches script-heavy batch or ingest workflows. • Collaborate asynchronouslywith clear written design notes, review feedback, and stakeholder updates; work independently on assigned slices while staying aligned with team priorities. • Participate in code and design review; mentor peers informally through example and constructive feedback—not through a people-management title. • Leverage and exploreAI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, code generation, smart testing) where appropriate; help assess what actually improves delivery on legacy codebases. • Maintain awarenessof security, data governance, and quality standards in an enterprise context. Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience. • 5+ years of software development experience. • Meaningful experience incomplex domain or enterprise backendsystems—business rules, evolving requirements, and long-lived codebases—not only greenfield services. • Comfortreading and working with structured data formats, includingXML schemas and validation rules common in metadata and authority workflows. • Strongproblem-solving and debugging in production: tracing issues across services, scripts, and integration points. Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

About OCLC

The Buckeye Manufacturing Company was a company founded in 1884 by John William Lambert and his family members originally to manufacture horse drawn buggy parts in Union City, Ohio. The enterprise started with $2,000 and six men and some helper boys. The company got involved in making tools and one early horseless carriage automobile. Lambert and his family members in 1893 moved the Buckeye Manufacturing Company to Anderson, Indiana. The company at that time brought in a horse drawn buggy harness pole firm owned by one of the Lambert family members. In time the Buckeye Manufacturing Company founded automobile related subsidiary companies under it led by Lambert, some of which were the Union Automobile Company, the Lambert Automobile Company, and the Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company.
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