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By sharing the things the Eameses made and loved, along with their joyful and rigorous approach to life and work, we seek to inspire creative problem-solving that positively shapes our world. \nWith our vast collections, digital and print offerings, an extensive program of events, and the Eames Ranch, we aim to demonstrate the enduring value of the Eameses’ philosophy and invite people to explore their curiosity, ask questions, and implement creative solutions to the challenges of today.\nAbout the Role\nThe Software Engineer serves as a senior individual technical contributor, responsible for producing industry-grade features, edifying the developer experience (DX), and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the digital platform.\nReporting to the Digital Engineering Manager, this role partners closely on technical execution while partnering on complex systems design, integration strategy, and platform resilience. The Software Engineer ensures that digital initiatives - come to life reliably, and are executed on a stable, scalable, and thoughtfully designed foundation.\nKey Responsibilities\nBuilding Front-Facing Product\nServe as the primary full-stack contributor on the Institute's web experiences - the pages, features, and flows the public actually touches.\nWrite clean, production-grade code across frontend and backend, with particular strength on the front end.\nTranslate well-scoped product and design direction into polished, reliable, shippable software.\nBring craftsmanship to the work - care about the details that make a digital experience feel considered and alive.\nIntegrations & Systems\nLead implementation of sophisticated integrations (CMS, CRM, commerce, analytics, experimentation).\nImplement the connective tissue that powers growth campaigns, membership, publishing workflows, and commerce.\nPartner with the Digital Engineering Manager in technical decisions and architectural discussions, bringing strong recommendations and sound judgment around development initiatives.\nWrite production-grade code across frontend and backend systems.\nProvide thoughtful code review and elevate engineering quality standards.\nPlatform Sustainability & Quality (at the right-size)\nOwn the day-to-day health of the platform: CI/CD pipelines, deploy safety, error monitoring, and observability - so issues are caught before users feel them.\nChampion performance and Core Web Vitals as a direct extension of the \"website as front door\" mandate - a fast site is a better front door.\nAdvocate for and implement accessibility (WCAG) as a baseline, not an afterthought.\nManage secrets, dependencies, and the security posture around our CMS, search, and data - appropriate to an institution stewarding significant archival and commercial assets.\nRight-size technical solutions: prefer the simplest thing that works on our managed/serverless stack over unnecessary infrastructure or complexity.\nStrengthen documentation and contribute to incident retrospectives and structural improvements.\nStrengthen documentation and architectural clarity across the codebase.\nImprove developer ergonomics and internal tooling in partnership with the Digital Engineering Manager.\nContribute to incident retrospectives and structural improvements following technical issues.\nStrategic Technical Partnership\nProvide thoughtful, generous code review that raises the team's quality bar.\nPartner with the Digital Engineering Manager to surface feasibility, risk, and effort early, so work is scoped realistically.\nTranslate technical tradeoffs into plain language for non-technical collaborators when useful.\nHelp cultivate a digital practice with curiosity, rigor, and soul - work that feels like the Eames Institute, not just functions like a website.\nPartner with the Digital Engineering Manager to evaluate feasibility, risk, and sequencing of initiatives.\nProvide architectural input to support marketing growth initiatives without compromising platform stability.\nOrganizational & Cultural Contribution\nPromote a culture of curiosity, rigor, and thoughtful digital craftsmanship.\nDemonstrate sensitivity to mission, storytelling, and design context in technical decision-making.\nServe as a technical mentor and resource to the engineering team without formal supervisory responsibility.\nSupport knowledge continuity and long-term institutional resilience of digital systems.\nRequired skills, abilities, competencies\nAdvanced full-stack engineering expertise with deep systems thinking.\nDemonstrated experience designing and maintaining scalable web platforms.\nStrong architectural judgment and ability to balance ideal design with practical constraints.\nDeep knowledge of accessibility standards and performance optimization.\nAbility to operate independently on high-complexity technical challenges.\nClear and collaborative communication style.\nExperience working within cultural institutions, nonprofit organizations, mission-driven environments, or design-forward brands is strongly preferred.\nEssential Functions \nThe schedule for this role is 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. This position is expected to be primarily onsite at our Richmond Archives with occasional lite travel to our other properties (Petaluma, Novato and San Francisco) for company events or training. \nProlonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.\nFrequent use of hands for typing, writing, and handling office equipment.\nOccasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching within the office environment.\nRegular use of vision abilities including close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.\nAbility to work in an open office environment. \nAbility to communicate effectively with others via phone, video conference, and in person.\nMay require occasional travel between office locations or for business meetings\nWhat We Offer \nSalary range for this role is $150,000 - $165,000\nThe Eames Institute offers a competitive benefits package, including…\nMedical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance\n401k employer match\nPaid Time Off\nPaid Holidays\nCommuting benefits\nProfessional development\nCharitable giving match\nBenefits are subject to change at the employer’s discretion.\nThis job description is intended to describe the general requirements for the performance of this job. 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