About Silverchair

Silverchair is the premier independent platform partner for scholarly and professional publishers, dedicated to expanding the reach of the world’s most valuable knowledge. By connecting creators, publishers, and users, we amplify the impact of scholarship and enhance the accessibility of critical information. Our global teams build, maintain, and innovate platforms across the publishing lifecycle, facilitating submission, peer review, hosting, dissemination, and impact measurement.

The Silverchair Platform hosts critical research content from such prestigious publishers as Oxford University Press, the American Medical Association, and McGraw Hill, comprising more than 12 million articles and 97k books. ScholarOne Manuscripts is the world's leading scholarly workflow management platform, processing over 3 million manuscripts annually for 9,000+ journal sites and serving 1.1 million monthly active users. ScholarOne Conferences streamlines the academic conference lifecycle for 135+ conferences annually, supporting scholarly publishers and associations worldwide.

Silverchair is a remote-first organization with Silverchairians living and working in over ten countries supporting our clients and operations throughout the globe.

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Equity and inclusion are at the core of our hiring practices, and we strive to build a team that reflects a broad spectrum of cultures, experiences, and viewpoints. We are particularly committed to increasing representation from groups historically underrepresented in technology careers. Your unique experiences and perspectives are not just welcomed but are integral to our collective success. Join us in our mission to create a culture that unites and brings out the best in all of us.

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Overview:

This is a fully remote, contract role, with the ideal candidate located in Latin America. Proficient English skills (written and verbal) are required. All application materials must be presented in English.

The Senior Java Developer performs a variety of programming assignments requiring knowledge of established programming procedures and data processing requirements. Responsibilities include maintaining and modifying programs, designing, building and implementing new Web pages and sites, and using a variety of Web development languages and technologies. The Senior Developer works closely with architects to design software solutions to meet performance and quality standards and leads their team through software projects and initiatives. They are responsible for mentoring and training new and less experienced developers.

Essential Functions:

• Code, test, and troubleshoot programs utilizing the appropriate hardware, database, and programming technology
• Contribute to the analysis of functional requirements while continually watching for new technologies to improve performance
• Determine level of effort for new development
• Test and develop programming modifications
• Display your passion for quality and writing clean and robust code that scales and performs well
• Analyze performance of programs and take action to correct deficiencies based on consultation with users, supervisor, and other project team members
• Problem-solve and think laterally as part of a team, or individually, to meet the needs of the project
• Understand expectations that were set with client and recognize when issues/events may affect delivery
• Adopt, embrace and promote agile practices with your peers
• Understand standard systems development lifecycle processes and apply our methodologies effectively on client engagements
• Adhere to coding standards defined by technical management
• Know and understand the full application and consider the effect changes may have on it; use techniques such as defensive coding and error handling
• Maintain confidentiality with regard to the information being processed, stored or accessed
• Perform additional tasks as needed to meet the needs of the team and department, and to support Silverchair's business needs
• Demonstrate proficiency in leveraging Artificial Intelligence tools and technologies to enhance workflow efficiency, automate repetitive tasks, and/or derive actionable insights.

• AI Utilization

  • Maintain AI literacy and understanding of ethical AI applications in academic publishing and scholarly communications
  • Demonstrate basic prompt engineering skills for effective AI tool utilization
  • Exercise judgment in determining when AI assistance is and is not appropriate for tasks
  • Ensure compliance with Silverchair's AI usage policies and data protection requirements
  • Collaborate effectively with AI tools while maintaining human oversight and professional standards
  • Apply advanced prompt patterns for generating high-quality, maintainable code that meets established standards.
  • Design AI integration architectures that incorporate machine learning models into existing software systems.
  • Optimize AI-enhanced applications for performance, including model inference and resource management in production.
  • Implement responsible AI practices including monitoring, bias detection, and ethical governance frameworks.
  • Train AI systems on Silverchair-specific workflows, domain knowledge, and business processes.

Required Skills:

Qualified candidates will have the desire to thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment, the ability to quickly learn and effectively apply new technologies and concepts, and the initiative to excel in a high-performance work culture. Additionally, successful Senior Developers will be able to understand and work in non-coding areas (such as continuous integration and automated testing), lead small projects and teams and the ability to mentor less experienced developers.

Desired Experience:

• 6 or more years’ experience with Microsoft web technologies, proficient using ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, and the .NET Framework
• 6 or more years’ experience using MS SQL Server, proficient writing and optimizing SQL code
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related degree, lower degrees must be supplemented with additional relevant experience
  • Master's degree in computer science or related field can substitute for 3 years' experience
• Ability to build Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, understanding and coding to meet requirements in an Object Oriented manner
• Proficient in additional technologies and languages such as HTML, DHTML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery, and XML
• Proficient in the use of version control
• Knowledge in creating, reading and understanding technical designs; ability to create action items from the designs

Silverchair is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We are dedicated to ensuring a fair and inclusive hiring process for all candidates.

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the application and hiring process.

Disclaimer: At this time, we cannot sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

No agencies please.

Salary Range: Contract $30,000-$40,000