Senior Software Developer

About Springer Nature Group

Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visit group.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup

About the Brand

The Automated Conversion and Document Creation (ACDC) team at Springer Nature, Pune is responsible for delivering solutions related to Journals and Production Systems for Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM Publishers) and Education Publishers around the world. Our teams incorporate latest technologies built upon .Net, C#, Python, Java Script, Machine Learning to streamline and automate manuscript submission processes (Peer Review process), production workflows, and maintain metadata for our customers; this helps our customers to continuously improve their business response time and revenue stream. Every project is implemented in a distributed agile environment while continuously collaborating with customers stationed at various locations around the world.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced InDesign Script Developer to automate and optimize publishing workflows using Adobe InDesign scripting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in scripting languages such as Extend Script, JavaScript (for InDesign), and a deep understanding of the InDesign object model.

Role Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy custom scripts for Adobe InDesign to automate repetitive layout and formatting tasks.
• Optimize existing scripts and workflows to improve performance and reliability.
• Integrate InDesign scripting with external systems (XML, JSON, databases, APIs, etc.).
• Collaborate with production teams, designers, and developers to understand publishing requirements and develop appropriate automation tools.
• Maintain technical documentation for all developed scripts and workflows
• Troubleshoot and resolve script-related issues in production.

Experience, skills and qualifications

• Proven experience with Adobe InDesign scripting (ExtendScript/JavaScript)
• Deep understanding of InDesign Object Model and publishing workflow automation.
• Familiarity with structured content (XML/HTML) integration into InDesign
• Experience with Adobe InDesign Server (optional but preferred).
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Experience in publishing, media, or digital production environments.
• Knowledge of scripting with AppleScript or VBScript for InDesign (macOS/Windows).
• Familiarity with automation tools like CEP panels, Node.js, or other Adobe scripting environments.
• Exposure to book-building workflows, PDF generation, and print/digital publishing tools.

Eligibility

In accordance with our internal career movement guidance, 12 months in current role is a requirement before applying to a new role