Job Description
Associate Software Engineer
Location:
Amman, JOR
Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it’s in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.
About The Role
We are looking for a Junior Software Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team and contribute to the ongoing development of Wiley Science Solutions (WSS) Online Products, which include—but are not limited to—KIARA, Vanadium, SpectraBase, and DataHub. These products power scientific research and data access for customers around the world.
You’ll help build and maintain scalable backend services, responsive frontend applications, and efficient data processing and export mechanisms. If you’re passionate about building reliable systems, learning how things work end-to-end, and writing thoughtful, maintainable code, you’ll feel right at home here.~
How You Will Make An Impact
As a member of our team, you’ll:
- Work closely with a Scrum team to deliver key product areas such as License Management, Batch Processing, Export Engine, and Admin Dashboards.
- Contribute to both modernizing legacy systems and building new greenfield components using Spring Boot, TypeScript/React/Next.js, and cloud-based tools.
- Participate in the full development lifecycle — from refining requirements to designing APIs, writing unit/integration tests, managing async processes, and monitoring live features.
- Help build real-time and async features, such as CSV export over SSE, using techniques like producer-consumer batching, CompletableFuture, and BlockingQueue.
- Support the migration of monolithic and legacy code (servlets/JSP) into modular, maintainable modern architectures.
- Collaborate across teams to integrate with shared services, ensure system reliability, and continuously enhance performance and maintainability.
- Take part in peer reviews, design discussions, and continuous improvement efforts that shape how we build software.
What We Look For
- Strong understanding of core computer science principles — algorithms, data structures, and clean coding practices.
- Hands-on experience or familiarity with
- Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, QueryDSL, REST APIs, asynchronous processing, batch jobs, streaming data (SSE), and MySQL.
- Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Material-UI (MUI), React Hook Form, TanStack Table.
- Infrastructure: Git, GitHub Actions, Docker (or containerization basics), AWS (or equivalent cloud concepts).
- Comfortable working with domain-driven codebases and incrementally improving large systems.
- Willingness to dive deep into code and business logic, and the ability to think critically about technical trade-offs.
- A mindset of ownership — you care about your work from concept to production and beyond.
- Collaborative spirit — open to learning from others and sharing your knowledge.
- No degree requirements — we care more about how you think and solve problems than where you learned.
Growth-Focused Environment
- You'll have the opportunity to grow full-stack, working across the frontend, backend, and infrastructure as needed.
- We encourage T-shaped engineers: deep in one area (e.g., backend), with working knowledge in others (e.g., frontend, CI/CD).
- We value continuous learning — whether it’s digging into SSE specs, optimizing query performance, or designing smarter APIs.
About Wiley
Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world's most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform today's biggest obstacles into tomorrow's brightest opportunities.
With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers' steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.
We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.
We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for United Kingdom, Canada and USA based roles.
When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.
