This position can be hybrid in Naperville or NYC, or fully remote in the following states ONLY: Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
This is an exempt, salaried position with an annual salary between $70,000 – $90,000. We determine starting pay based on a thorough evaluation of job-related factors, including geographic location, market conditions, relevant experience, training, and education. This process ensures a fair and competitive salary that aligns with both the company and the candidate’s qualifications.
What you’ll do:
- Design, build, and deploy scalable applications and automations using Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Azure, Python, XML, and APIs.
- Architect complex workflows across business-critical platforms with EDI and partner APIS.
- Translate business needs into functional, maintainable software solutions through close collaboration with stakeholders.
- Evaluate and implement emerging technologies, including AI, to optimize publishing and operational workflows.
- Troubleshoot and improve existing tools to enhance reliability, speed, and maintainability.
- Own the development lifecycle of assigned projects, from planning through deployment and support.
- Uphold high coding standards through documentation, testing, and process adherence.
- Recommend and adopt best practices to strengthen our internal technology infrastructure.
What you bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 3 years of professional software development experience, ideally in a business systems environment.
- Advanced proficiency with Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Azure, Python, XML, and automation scripting.
- Strong API development skills and familiarity with system interoperability design patterns.
- High accountability and independent project ownership skills.
- Strategic problem-solving abilities with a proactive and collaborative mindset.
- Passion for innovation and continuous learning.
As Newsweek’s #2 Most Loved Workplace in 2024 and a recognized leader in innovation by Fast Company (2024 Most Innovative Companies, 2023 Best Workplaces for Innovators), we use a mission-driven, data-centered approach to drive success for our authors and their books. We’re a thriving entrepreneurial company that creates books that transcend categories and defy odds, and we’ve been honored with hundreds of national bestsellers and awards. We are passionate book lovers dedicated to connecting books to readers in innovative ways. Story by story, book by book, we have changed more than 300 million lives. Join us as we change 300 million more!
Ready to Apply:
Please submit your resume, salary requirements and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and interest in this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Show us your passion and creativity — we are looking for someone who is as enthusiastic about this opportunity as we are!
Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care, Dependent Care, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, & generous paid time off.
Sourcebooks values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
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What We Do
“Sourcebooks, a legitimate contender for the title of ‘most innovative company in book publishing.’”—Mike Shatzkin, Idealog
Innovators. Always looking for ways to bring new experiences to our readers, data is the backbone that gives direction to our creativity and informs our innovative spirit.
Put Me In The Story, now the #1 personalized book platform in the U.S., is one of three e-commerce businesses we operate. We are committed to innovative publishing and to exploring new publishing platforms and models.
Owners and Entrepreneurs. We take pride in being pioneers. Each of us is a leader invested in creating breakthrough for ourselves, our company, and readers everywhere.
Starting with just one book in 1987, we now publish more than 300 new titles each year. With millions of books sold and more than 80 New York Times and USA Today bestsellers—and more—Sourcebooks publishes authors, not books.
Constantly Learning. Not content to rely on yesterday’s knowledge, we know tomorrow’s opportunities can be discovered only with a passionate desire to explore new ideas.
We Create Amazing. Every book and product we create and every life we touch is an opportunity to deliver the unexpected and the extraordinary.
Our award-winning books earn accolades from Parenting Media Awards, YALSA Lists, Texas Bluebonnet, state awards, the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Award, and more. Book Business Magazine named Sourcebooks 2013 Publishing Innovator of the Year.
From children’s, young adult, fiction, and memoir to personalized books, inspirational gifts, reference, poetry, and beyond, we believe books change lives. It is the heart of all that we do. We are excited to work with passionate authors, booksellers, librarians, designers, media, brand partners, and others to create a vibrant future for books.
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