Join our team! PKP is hiring a contract software developer
Contract Role: Software Developer
PKP is seeking a mid-career or senior software developer to join the software development team in coding the future of PKP’s software applications, particularly Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Monograph Press (OMP), and Open Preprint Systems (OPS). These applications are written in PHP and VueJS. There will be many opportunities for related work such as automated testing and code review. As part of a small team developing high-profile Free / Open Source Software, you would participate in an international community, collaborate with users to understand system requirements, investigate bug reports, and work with team members to meet usability requirements.
Experienced developers will have opportunities to tackle major refactors, design and implement key systems, and solve tricky performance issues. This role offers the chance to work on truly distributed, open source software, learning how to engineer solutions that balance extensibility, reliability and maintainability in a wide range of server environments. If our work catches your interest, consider applying even if you don’t feel that your background is a 100% match with the role description.
The software developer reports to the Associate Director of Development.
Duties / Responsibilities:
- Collaborate openly with colleagues and community members to establish requirements for development work
- Participate in code reviews with other members of the software development team.
- Coordinate your work with other members of the software development team as determined by the release schedule.
- Learn new tools, technologies and practices to help improve PKP’s development processes.
- Participate in PKP community events such as conferences, sprints, and webinars.
- Work collaboratively and resolve challenges effectively with a diverse range of individuals and stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
- Must have experience with PHP (minimum 4 years)
- Must have experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL (minimum 4 years)
Additional Considerations:
- Experience with Symfony / Laravel
- Experience with remote work in a small, distributed team
- Experience with REST APIs, “headless” software or large software applications
- Experience with *NIX-based system administration and deployment
- Experience with modern frontend development
- Experience with project management tools such as git, GitHub and Slack
- Experience with Product Management
- Knowledge of, or experience with, PKP software (e.g. Open Journal Systems) or a similar large, open source project
- Enthusiasm for open source software
- Enthusiasm for scholarly communication and open science
Working arrangements
This is a 1-year independent contractor role with a 3-month probationary period, with likely future renewal and opportunities for advancement within the role. The work schedule is flexible, but the candidate will be expected to work 36 hours per week, participate in scheduled meetings (typically mornings in the Pacific time zone), conferences, and webinars, and coordinate their work schedule with their team leader.
PKP is a remote team with colleagues spread across the globe. The chosen candidate should be able to work independently between check-ins and in professional English.
Compensation
$90,000 – $110,000 CAD annually
Compensation varies depending on experience and hours worked, and includes pay in lieu of benefits and vacation.
Application process
Please apply with a résumé, cover letter, and any relevant code samples. Code samples should address the Required Qualifications. Applicants must include a human-written cover letter in order to be considered. Cover letters written by Al will be rejected. The cover letter should help us understand your interest in this role. The role will remain open until filled.
Please email the above to Alec Smecher, Associate Director of Development, via pkpjobs@sfu.ca with the subject Software Developer Contractor.
The Public Knowledge Project is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from qualified candidates of all genders, visible minorities, persons of First Nations, Inuit, or Métis heritage, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2SIA+ identified persons.
About PKP
The Public Knowledge Project is a Core Facility at Simon Fraser University that develops free and open source software (FOSS), provides hosting and publishing services to academic publishers, and conducts research to improve the quality, reach, and diversity of scholarly publishing. PKP’s applications, which include Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Preprint Systems (OPS), and Open Monograph Press (OMP), enable academic publishers to seamlessly manage submissions, peer review, and online publishing with integrations across the scholarly communication ecosystem. To date, over 11 million articles have been published with OJS across 58K+ journals around the world.
To learn more, please visit our website, GitHub, and community forum.