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Job Location (Full Address):

44 Celebration Dr, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14620

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

100089 University IT / C&DS

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 111

Compensation Range:

$63,815.00 - $95,723.00

Responsibilities:

The Software Engineer I provides technical expertise to create, modify and maintain software applications and systems through coding, software testing and database interactions. Has some knowledge of other aspects of software development, including business analysis, requirements generation, deployment, basic project management, software design and systems architecture. The Software Engineer I is part of a team of software engineers and web professionals who collectively build websites and software applications that provide significant functionality and value to the University and customers. Supports existing applications/systems while providing excellent customer service. The Software Engineer I takes direction and receives guidance from their manager, project managers and senior members of the team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under general direction, utilizes modern programming languages to build software to meet business requirements, including full-stack functional code development, implementing data integration and building APIs for data sharing. Designs functional processes, user experiences and user interfaces. Designs data models and database schemas.
• Adds functionality and features to existing applications. Replaces aging code with modern best practices and coding practices.
• Investigates reported issues with applications and systems. Resolves issues through critical thinking and debugging. Assists with documenting systems, procedures and policies to assist with ongoing support.
• Participates in project management and planning of projects. Estimates efforts for assigned tasks and sets milestones for project deliverables. Communicates expectations and status regarding project tasks.
• Keeps abreast of the latest application development trends and applies them when appropriate. Participates in knowledge sharing efforts within the team and across the organization and code reviews.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree in related discipline such as Computer Science, Software Engineering or Web and Mobile Computing (preferred)
• 1 year of relevant experience (preferred)
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with and knowledge of a modern object-oriented programming language and framework.
• Experience with multiple programming languages and frameworks (preferred)
• Experience retrieving and writing data to databases (preferred)
• Experience designing database schemas and data models (preferred)
• Experience in the higher education, medical or healthcare industry (preferred)
• Experience with industry standard development tools and technologies, including IDEs, such as Visual Studio, and source control tools, such as Git (preferred)
• Experience with project management methodologies, including Agile, from planning through implementation (preferred)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exposure to administering servers, including patching, configuring and debugging issues (preferred)
• Cloud developer certification, such as Azure Developer or AWS Developer Associate (preferred)

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