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Research Data Storage Developer

RiseIT Solutions Princeton, NJ

Princeton, NJ

1mo ago Closed

$114k - $114k/yr Full time Backend Developer API APIs

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 1, 2026).

Job Description

RiseIT Solutions invites applications for a Research Data Storage Developer on a three-year, benefits-eligible term. This onsite role in Princeton, NJ centers on building and integrating TigerData storage and management workflows, metadata harvesting, and automated data processes to support research activities.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, test, debug, and document software that underpins research data management, including discovery components, metadata extraction from common file formats and campus systems, and data movement workflows.
Create API driven interfaces to power the TigerData presentation layer.
Connect with diverse data sources such as TigerData, ORCID, Globus, cloud storage, and existing repositories.
Analyze, transform, migrate, and process data and metadata to support research workflows.
Develop tools and workflows to validate submissions of research data.
Automate and streamline manual or inefficient tasks to improve project efficiency.
Participate in planning and estimation of software project work.
Collaborate as part of a PUL development team operating in an agile environment.
Maintain a strong partnership with the PUL software development group to advance TigerData implementation.

Requirements

3 to 5 years of developer experience in environments with complex software systems, object oriented programming, web-based applications and services, and distributed architectures.
Proficiency with an object oriented language, with a preference for Ruby or Java.
Experience building sophisticated web forms that drive workflows, adhering to modern usability standards using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks.
Demonstrated experience with test-driven development, preferably using RSpec or JUnit.
Ability to operate effectively in a Linux-based environment.
Willingness to learn new technologies and data or metadata formats.
Experience with Agile software development practices.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Education: a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Technologies

TigerData
ORCID
Globus
API
Ruby
Java
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
RSpec
JUnit
Linux
Git
GitHub
Capistrano
Ansible
Python
R
OAI-PMH
ResourceSync
MARC
MODS
Dublin Core

Benefits

Benefits eligible.

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