Company Name and Overview: The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art 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. Every day, art comes alive in the Museum’s galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.
Company Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Job/Internship description: https://metmuseum.wd5.
Required Skills: 5 or more years of professional experience in software and application development – particularly web applications. Experience with Agile methodologies and iterative software development practices. Expertise, experience with, or interest in learning the following technologies: Open source languages and software, such as: Golang, GraphQL, IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) REST API development Relational databases, including MS SQL Real-time search engines, including Apache Solr .Net Framework and ASP.NET MVC Windows Network Infrastructure Conversant with JavaScript and CSS Additional skills and experiences that are not required but considered a plus: Sitecore CMS Interest in the cultural sector and mission-based institutions. Experience with additional technologies in use at The Met: Git, Jenkins, C#, VMWare, F5 Load Balancer, New Relic, Imperva WAF Skilled at communication, able to deliver ideas clearly and concisely to both internal and external stakeholders across all levels of an organization. Familiarity with data format standards (JSON-LD, HDF5, CSV) Interest in mining open data sets and exploring connections with Met data (Wikidata, ULAN, TGN) Interest in working with cloud data tools (Google BigQuery, Azure)
Type of Position: Paid
Weekly Hourly Commitment: 35
Application Instructions: Please submit your application through The Met Careers Page at https://metmuseum.wd5.