OCLC

Full-stack Engineer

• 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 requirements into scalable, fault-tolerant service implementations focusing on throughput, latency, and 24×7 reliability.
• Own and evolve core services , including WorldCat Access APIs, delivery workflows, partner/customer endpoints, and orchestration logic.
• Drive modernization efforts including containerization, observability improvements, service decomposition, and cloud-ready architecture patterns.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure end-to-end performance, alignment, and consistency across the WorldCat ecosystem.
• Improve delivery reliability and automation , reducing manual intervention through enhanced tooling, monitoring, and proactive issue detection.
• Lead cross-team engineering initiatives for new features, performance enhancements, platform integrations, and capacity planning.
• Evaluate emerging technologies that strengthen long-term architecture, maintainability, and operational health in support of OCLC’s mission

Lead Software Engineer – Data Access Team

Analytics Engineer

• Independently write, test, and debug code for assigned tasks.
• Collaborate with other team members to solve problems.
• Contribute to design discussions, code reviews, and documentation.
• Develop and implement new features and functionalities.
• Optimize application performance and scalability.

Learning and Development

• Serve as a strategic partner to OCLC leaders, HR senior leaders, and HR Business Partners
• Use consultative approaches, interpersonal skills, and evidence-based OD practices to assess organizational and talent needs
• Design scalable solutions and embed sustainable change
• Engage in talent planning, leadership development, succession, and change initiatives
• Partner closely with HR leaders and senior leaders to assess organizational and talent needs and deliver applied solutions
• Build trusted advisory relationships with leaders at all levels, providing guidance on team dynamics, talent strategies, structures, and leadership capability
• Lead the design and delivery of organization development initiatives including organization design, change management, manager and team effectiveness, and cultural alignment
• Apply structured change management methodologies to drive adoption, embed desired behaviors, and ensure integration across HR disciplines
• Design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise talent processes including performance management, talent calibrations, succession planning, high-potential identification, and leadership development
• Leverage talent data, assessments, dashboards, and HR systems to generate insights

Senior Organization and Talent Development Consultant

Manager

• Manage the dev team daily
• Partner with the product team to plan the feature roadmap
• Work with delivery leads to sequence & arrange the work
• Lead developers to get tasks done

Technical Manager

Platform Engineer

• Perform high level analysis
• Design software for new and existing systems
• Use industry standard programming techniques to translate designs into code

Lead Data Platform Engineer

Backend Engineer

• Lead the technical architecture, design, and development of complex Drupal-based solutions for the Wise Events platform
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level developers on the team
• Analyze, debug, and solve complex problems in a service-oriented, multi-application environment
• Perform high-level system analysis and architect scalable solutions for new and existing event management features
• Lead code reviews and establish development best practices and coding standards
• Participate in and guide unit, system & acceptance testing by designing comprehensive test strategies, building test data, and implementing automated testing solutions
• Drive innovation by developing reusable components, modules, and methodologies that enhance team productivity
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Execute with speed and agility while maintaining high code quality and system reliability
• Champion accessibility, performance optimization, and security best practices.

Lead Drupal Engineer

Architect

• Lead architecture for Public Library Software and the Resource Sharing domain: define target architecture, patterns, and standards for APIs, integration, data, search, and deployment
• Translate business needs into high-level designs and practical implementation plans; produce architecture artifacts and roadmaps
• Champion ideas and drive change — actively promote and advance strategic technical and product ideas, not just report on them
• Advocate for the business — balance technology leadership with a clear focus on business outcomes and user value
• Drive modernization efforts (microservices, cloud, CI/CD, containerization, API design) and guide migration decisions
• Design for non-functional requirements: availability, scalability, performance, security, resilience, observability, and operability across global deployments
• Own technical review and governance — participate in and lead design reviews; enforce architectural patterns and request/advise on exceptions with Enterprise Architecture
• Prototype and validate new technologies (search, indexing, big data, caching, streaming) to accelerate product innovation
• Work closely with Product Management to prioritize technical investments and articulate tradeoffs and risks
• Provide hands-on technical leadership: design, code and review critical components as needed; collaborate with engineering teams to unblock delivery
• Mentor and coach engineers and architects; contribute to hiring, performance management, and technical career development
• Reduce communication chaos — close gaps between teams, simplify messaging, and create clear channels for technical decisions
• Own the big picture — provide high‑level architectural direction rather than micromanaging implementation details
• Decisive yet empowering — make clear architecture decisions and enable teams to execute and make local choices
• Lightweight people management — provide leadership and mentorship without heavy managerial responsibilities
• Collaborate with integrations, support, security, and operations teams to ensure smooth production rollout and ongoing reliability
• Evaluate third‑party products, standards (NCIP, ISO, NISO, etc.), and vendor solutions relevant to resource sharing; represent the organization in relevant forums when requested
• Ensure security awareness — embed security considerations into architecture and design decisions
• Operate effectively under ambiguity — make progress and adapt when requirements or technologies are unclear or shifting

Principal Architect, Public Library Software – Resource Sharing

Project Manager

• Oversee large complex corporate projects including Enterprise infrastructure projects
• Develop strategies for directing projects that deliver desired results, on time and on budget
• Organizational support of project management and sponsorship
• Mentors project managers throughout the organization
• Work with peer managers in the identification, assessment, planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of corporate-wide organization development and improvement initiatives

Senior Project Manager / Senior Delivery Lead

Product Manager

• Develop the vision and product strategy for libraries
• Investigate and develop new product offerings to support library workflows
• Manage the revenue, contribution, and budgets associated for the product portfolio
• Leverage strong networks and relationship building skills within libraries worldwide
• Provide strategic, managerial, staff development, and leadership for the Discovery team
• Present at customer and academic market events and conferences
• Monitor industry trends, product reviews, and competitive products/services

Director, Product Management

• Designing, developing, and testing software applications
• Collaborating with team members to solve problems and implement new features
• Maintaining existing systems and collaborating with product managers and designers to define and refine features