Software Engineer/Developer

Job Summary:

The Office of Informatics and Information Technology in the UW's School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) is seeking a Software Developer to support the applications. This position will initially be supporting the school's Department of Surgery, but could potentially move to serve other customers within SMPH. This position will be initially within the Surgery IT functional group as part of a team that works with mobile technologies in supporting our clinical, research and education missions. The successful candidate will be able to build an application from beginning to end and work with multiple stakeholders to achieve the desired functionality. This person will be able to apply their technical specific knowledge and skills to develop applications to help make our systems efficient and innovative.
The person working in this position can be fully remote but there are opportunities for a hybrid work arrangement if desired.

Responsibilities:
Software Engineer/Developer II (IT003)
Software Engineer/Developer III (IT004)
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Education:

Preferred
Associate's Degree

Qualifications:

Required:
- Significant experience in client-side web development, including React/React Native, JavaScript, jQuery.
- Significant experience with all aspects of mobile development, including full development life cycle for both iOS and Android.
- Experience in full-stack web development using Symfony and/or Ruby on Rails.
- Very good verbal and written communication skills, including documentation best practices.
- Willingness to be a team player in a highly skilled IT team.
Preferred:
- Experience in database design and data modelling. The ideal candidate will be familiar with Postgres and MySQL/MariaDB
- High level of comfort with Linux command-line
- Knowledge of CI/CD methodology and tools as well as QA analysis
- Experience with Python or other scripting languages
- Experience building data pipelines, data transformations, data structures, metadata, dependency management, and integration of different systems

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position will be remote and requires work be performed at an offsite, non-campus work location. An on campus work location will be provided should a candidate prefer to work fully or partially onsite.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $70,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The starting salary for the position is $70,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/ ).
SMPH Academic Staff Benefits flyer: (https://uwmadison.box.com/s/r50myohfvfd15bqltljn0g4laubuz7t0 )

Additional Information:

The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1-OPT STEM Extension participants.
Applicants for this position will be considered for the titles listed in this posting. The title is determined by the experience and qualifications of the finalist.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references, including your current/most recent supervisor during the application process. References will not be contacted without prior notice.

Contact:

Cody Roekle
[email protected]
608-263-7676
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Software Engineer/Developer II(IT003) or Software Eng/Developer III(IT004)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/Informatics and IT

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

293556-AS

 
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