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The New York Public Library

Senior Software Engineer I, Institutional Services

Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018

Hybrid · Full-time · $125k–$135k (as posted)

First seen by offpeak October 6, 2026

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Overview
NYPL is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I in our Institutional Services group to work on a full-stack engineering team building and maintaining our digital platforms, and pushing forward our unified patron experience vision across multiple applications and databases. 
The role will be responsible for writing code and delivering products via several codebases (Python, React, Typescript) focused on providing access to digital library resources for NYPL patrons, researchers, educators, and students around the country. This involves maintaining legacy codebases and developing new applications to help patrons access NYPL’s collections.
This role will also contribute to the technical leadership of the team by helping set and upholding standards for best practices in application development, database management, team collaboration, and other technical areas, with guidance by the Technical Team Lead. 
Some expectations for this role are that within: 1 month, this person will: 3 months, this person will: 6 months and beyond, this person will: Responsibilities: 

Required Education, Experience & Skills

Required Education and Certifications  Required Experience Required Skills  Managerial/Supervisory Responsibilities

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Core Values
All team members are expected and encouraged to embody the NYPL Core Values: Work Environment Physical Duties Pre-Placement Physical Required? Union/Non Union FLSA Status Schedule This job description represents the types and levels of responsibilities that will be required of the position and shall not be construed as a declaration of all of the specific duties and responsibilities for the role. Job duties may change if Library priorities change. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description as needed.

The New York Public Library Salary Statement
At the Library, we believe that pay transparency and pay equity are important to ensuring we source the best candidates and keep the best employees. When making a determination as to the appropriate salary for a candidate, we consider a variety of factors such, including, but not limited to, the position requirements, the skills, prior experience, and educational background required or preferred for the job, the scope and impact of the role within the organization, internal peer equity, and the candidate's specific training, experience, education level, and skills. No single factor is conclusive; the Library reserves the right to consider any and all relevant factors and make a decision consistent with its policies.
Union Salaries are determined by collective bargaining agreement(s).

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