Developer

Job Title: Developer
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 305691
About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Developers design, develop, and maintain software applications, collaborating with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions. This role is crucial to the testing, debugging, and optimization to ensure application functionality and performance, staying abreast of industry trends and best practices to drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -
Liase with cross-functional teams to enhance project outcomes, share technical insights, and refine software development methodologies.

Job Duty 2 -
Develop and design custom software solutions to meet business needs and enhance operational efficiency.

Job Duty 3 -
Test and debug applications to ensure, quality readability, and optimal performance, perform code reviews, identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize application efficiency.

Job Duty 4 -
Implement seamless integrations of software applications with existing systems and external APIs (Application External Interface).

Job Duty 5 -
Provide ongoing maintenance and support for software applications, including troubleshooting and version updates.

Job Duty 6 -
Keep abreast of cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices to propose innovative solutions.

Job Duty 7 -
Document software development lifecycles, code repositories, and system configurations.

Job Duty 8 -
Investigate data and/or program issues to determine source and take corrective action to ensure compliance with standards and requirements, including usability, accessibility, and security.

Job Duty 9 -
Collaborate with departmental leaders, stakeholders and staff to gather and analyze requirements for software applications.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Associate degree in related discipline or equivalent, related experience.

Required Experience
2+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in related discipline or equivalent, related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline or equivalent, related experience.
• Experience with both PHP and Python, plus a PHP or Python framework (for example Laravel, Drupal, Django, Flask).
• Exposure to Node.js, Java and/or Ruby, or experience maintaining applications written in several languages.
• Exposure to Microsoft Power Platform, especially model-driven Power Apps, Dataverse (tables, relationships, security roles), Power Automate, and managing customizations through solutions.
• Experience with dependency and package management across ecosystems (Composer, pip, npm, Maven, Bundler) and doing version upgrades.
• Experience with containers (Podman/Docker) and CI/CD pipelines.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Hands-on development experience in PHP and/or Python, along with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Shell scripting and comfort working on the Linux command line for automation, deployment and troubleshooting.
• Ability to pick up new languages and frameworks quickly and to support existing applications written by others.
• Proficiency with Git for version control, including branching and merging, resolving conflicts, pull/merge requests and peer code review, using a hosted platform such as GitHub.
• Experience building and using RESTful APIs and connecting applications to existing systems and outside services.
• Working knowledge of relational databases and SQL (such as MariaDB or PostgreSQL), including writing queries and troubleshooting data issues.
• Familiarity with automated testing, debugging and performance profiling.
• Knowledge of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA) and how to test for them.
• Understanding of secure coding practices, such as the OWASP Top 10 and safe handling of logins and sensitive data.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest/

Other Information

Job Grade: T05

Location: Atlanta, GA

Salary Range: $78,023.00-$85,000.