Senior Software Developer

About the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity. 

Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.

Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.

Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve. 

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

The Senior Software Developer is a full-stack role that supports The Met’s website and emerging technology efforts, especially in ways that can meaningfully scale to engage online audiences. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Application Development and working collaboratively with the Product Development team and the Senior Project Manager of Emerging Technology, you will serve as a key technical resource across a range of initiatives. You integrate emerging tech into high-impact web applications, such as search. You will help internal teams apply emerging tech at scale to backend and infrastructure projects, such as the art collection database.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• As part of the Application Development team, collaborate with the Product Development team to architect and build features for metmuseum.org. This includes applying new technologies, platforms, and approaches to improve digital experiences for onsite visitors and help online visitors discover and navigate The Met’s website, including online collections and related content.

• Develop shared libraries and reusable code to support the broader Product Development team.

• Support emerging technology initiatives through rapid development and iteration, especially focused on applications of AI for web-based visitor experiences.

• Develop, pilot and, when appropriate, scale internal emerging technology projects, supporting collections management, digital content, and data teams. Past projects have included generating alt text with AI for human review, aligning historical exhibition photography with collection objects using computer vision, and prototyping text-to-speech models.

• Coordinate with IT colleagues regarding infrastructure, security, and deployment requirements.

• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 or more years of professional experience in software and application development, with experience or interest in applying artificial intelligence systems in practical contexts

• Proficiency with JavaScript and Python.

• Proficiency with Git and experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Playwright, GitHub Actions) for automated testing.

• Experience developing in Agile or iterative environments, including participation in planning and review cycles.

• Familiarity with technologies for exploring, visualizing, and analyzing large visual datasets, such as computer vision, machine learning, or visual search.

• Familiarity with or interest in search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Meilisearch), Web CMS platforms, REST APIs, and GraphQL.

• Strong collaborative team player with a learning mindset.

COMPENSATION RANGE:

• Pay Range: $140,000.00 - $155,000.00 / Annually

The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.

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