ITHAKA
The Principal Software Engineer leads the technology vision and backend architecture for JSTOR’s Books and Royalty Payments platform, driving innovation and scalability across distributed systems. This role involves mentoring engineers, defining multi-year technical strategies, and ensuring the integrity of financial flows and partner integrations. The position requires balancing hands-on engineering with long-term architectural leadership to support JSTOR’s mission of expanding access to knowledge.
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
1995
ITHAKA is a mission-based nonprofit learning organization that works to eliminate barriers to learning by making higher education and access to knowledge more affordable. It advances this mission through digital platforms and preservation services (including JSTOR and Portico), which preserve scholarly content and expand access to research and teaching resources. Through its research and advisory arm, Ithaka S+R, the organization provides evidence-based research, strategy, and consulting to colleges, universities, and cultural institutions. Institutions and scholars rely on ITHAKA for trusted stewardship of scholarly materials and tools that promote more equitable access to knowledge.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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