Wiley

Location: Amman, Jordan

Company: Atypon - Wiley Brand

Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it is in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

About company:

Atypon, a Wiley brand, is the world’s largest technology company in the scholarly and professional publishing industry known for its technological leadership when it comes to online delivery of content. Our online platform helps publishers manage, market and monetize any type of content to engage their users.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Software Engineer as a member of our engineering team to help us develop our flagship product, Phenom. This person should be passionate about software development, with an engineering mindset, with excellent knowledge of computer science concepts and proven experience & expertise with (micro)services and web application development, regardless of the languages or frameworks used.

How you will make an impact:

• You’ll work in a Scrum team responsible for delivering one or more Phenom components (i.e. Review, Screening, Invoicing, Reporting, Syndication).
• As a software developer, you will be responsible for the following:
• Delivering solid and maintainable software through good processes
• Taking ownership over a whole component/product/project’s lifecycle, including being involved in the design phase and performing operational tasks such as deployments and monitoring.
• Mentoring the teams, being a technical role model, and being able to popularize, defend, and reevaluate technical decisions.
• Work with the product team to define requirements, identify risks, and draft technical solutions.
• Collaborating with other teams on system-wide parts like platform tooling, common libraries, integrations, etc.
• Shaping the technical organization by being the go-to person for technical decisions that affect multiple teams

What we look for:

• Excellent knowledge of computer science concepts and proven experience & expertise with (micro)services and web application development, regardless of the languages or frameworks used.
• Take ownership over the whole component/product/project’s lifecycle, including being involved in the design phase and performing operational tasks such as deployments and monitoring.
• Work with the product team to define requirements, identify risks, and draft technical solutions.
• In addition to technical chops, we aim for someone used to working in a team, who is ecstatic about sharing their knowledge, teaching and mentoring their peers, and understanding the value in others being heard.
• Willingness to learn new skills and technologies. We use JavaScript frameworks like (Node, Express, NestJS, React, GraphQL, Typescript, and AWS). Most of our colleagues are what’s known in the industry as T-Shaped developers. They are well-versed on either the backend or frontend and knowledgeable enough on the other areas to be able to get the job done. Being full-stack is not a requirement from day one, but we as a company are committed to helping you learn what’s needed to get the job done with ease.
• No computer science degree mandates. That’s not what we’re looking for. We care about what you can do and how you do it, not about how you got here. A strong track record of conscientious, thoughtful work speaks volumes.

Key Benefits:

• Enrollment in social security.
• Life and medical insurance coverage.
• Flexible working hours.
• Extended paid parental leave.

About Wiley:

Enabling Discovery, Powering Education, Shaping Workforces.

We clear the way for seekers of knowledge: illuminating the path forward for research and education, tearing down barriers to society’s advancement, and giving seekers the help they need to turn their steps into strides.

Wiley may have been founded over two centuries ago, but our secret to success remains the same: our people. We are willing to challenge the status quo, move the needle, and be innovative. Wiley’s headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations across the globe in more than forty countries.

Please attach your CV in order to be considered for this position.

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