Principal Engineer in R&D for FTI designing and testing advanced systems for DER and power distribution applications. Leading technology strategy and collaborating with cross - functional teams for multiple markets.
About the role
- Lead Software Engineer providing technical leadership in developing core data storage APIs and pipelines at OCLC. Join a mission-driven team transforming access to global information through technology.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and support of core data storage APIs and pipelines for supporting real-time updates and retrieval of bibliographic content
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team of engineers by guiding architecture decisions, conducting regular code reviews to ensure adherence to industry best practices and standards, and fostering a collaborative, cross-functional culture.
- Translate product and technical requirements into scalable, fault-tolerant service implementations focusing on throughput, latency, and 24×7 reliability.
- Own and evolve core services , including WorldCat Access APIs, delivery workflows, partner/customer endpoints, and orchestration logic.
- Drive modernization efforts including containerization, observability improvements, service decomposition, and cloud-ready architecture patterns.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure end-to-end performance, alignment, and consistency across the WorldCat ecosystem.
- Improve delivery reliability and automation , reducing manual intervention through enhanced tooling, monitoring, and proactive issue detection.
- Lead cross-team engineering initiatives for new features, performance enhancements, platform integrations, and capacity planning.
- Evaluate emerging technologies that strengthen long-term architecture, maintainability, and operational health in support of OCLC’s mission
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 7 years of backend or distributed systems development experience
- Expert-level proficiency in: Java, object-oriented design, distributed service patterns
- Spring Boot, Spring Framework
- Build tools, such as Maven or Gradle
- RESTful API design and implementation
- High-throughput, resilient service architecture
- Strong experience with Linux/Unix environments.
- Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and Git.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with proven ability to lead and mentor engineers.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Experience integrating AI tools, frameworks, and concepts into the software development process.
Benefits
- Free use of our on-site fitness center, gym sports, group exercise classes, and game room
- Onsite catering and cafeteria subsidized by OCLC
- Health and wellness events
- Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Company-subsidized pricing on local tickets and memberships
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