Lead Software Engineer -Data Access Team

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The Job Details are as follows:

OCLC is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the WorldCat Engineering Data Access Team (DAT).

This role provides hands-on technical leadership across the core platform and delivery pipelines that powers WorldCat data retrieval, record updates, authority lookups, and downstream integrations used globally by libraries and OCLC products.

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 require...