Job Description

The Office of Research and Innovation’s Electronic Research Administration (ERA) team is searching for an expert PHP Software Developer to work closely with diverse development teams to develop enterprise, web-based software solutions. This position will be responsible for maintaining, designing, developing, and testing web-based software products, including multi-page applications (MPA) and browser-side single-page applications (SPA). This will include developing software in both the back-end and front-end of each product, including databases, web services, and various front-end technologies. In addition, this position will be responsible for integrating products with a diverse set of existing enterprise information systems, databases, and other data sources by sending and receiving data via web services, messaging, and direct access. This position will also involve understanding complex university workflows, customizing/creating solutions, and troubleshooting all web-based products and their supporting processes.

The position is hybrid and the work arrangement requires a regular level of onsite presence, either weekly if the selected candidate is within commutable distance or up to one week per month if the selected candidate is outside commutable distance. Actual schedule to be confirmed upon hire and based on business needs.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in PHP; ability to analyze and understand project requirements, and to implement requirements using existing and emerging PHP (> 8.0);
• Advanced degree in computer science or related field with progressive development experience, or bachelor’s degree with significant professional experience developing and testing software using the Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) stack;
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and integrating enterprise level web applications and services;
• Extensive professional experience developing rich user interfaces in the browser using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, as well as frameworks such as Angular or React;
• Demonstrated proficiency in database design; working knowledge of SQL databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL;
• Demonstrated ability in planning, communicating, and achieving development goals;
• Ability to comprehend, maintain, and enhance large software products despite the original code author not being on the team;
• Strong skills in open and proactive communication, self-motivation, creativity, and problem-solving, all while working across multidisciplinary teams or independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise integration strategies and system integration protocols (e.g. REST/SOAP web services, messaging, and direct SQL/LDAP);
• Demonstrated proficiency in a wide range of programming languages to include Java, Javascript, Python;
• Experience with AWS cloud computing platform (S3, Lambda, CloudFront, IAM, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch, etc.);
• Modern Java EE (EE 7+) or other Java-based web application development frameworks (e.g. Spring Framework, JBoss Seam);
• Experience working on project teams that utilize Scrum as their Agile approach to software development;
• Experience leveraging version control software (e.g. Git) with multiple team members, numerous branches, and regular code reviews;
• Experience with Integrated Development Environments (e.g. Intellij)
• Extensive experience in test-driven development practices