Software Engineer, Texas McCombs

Job Posting Title:

Software Engineer, Texas McCombs

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Hiring Department:

Red McCombs School of Business

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Texas McCombs is a top business school at the center of one of the most innovative cities in the U.S. The McCombs community champions hands-on experiences alongside the ground-breaking research and thought leadership of a world-class faculty.

The collaborative spirit and enterprising drive of the Longhorn alumni network, one of the largest university networks in the world, is embedded in our culture, making us human-centered and future-focused in all our endeavors. We are shaping those who will shape tomorrow, and solving challenging problems while remaining committed to creating a community that is dynamic, supportive, and challenging. What starts here really does change the world.

To learn more about the McCombs School of Business, please visit https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/

Purpose

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer with expertise in .NET, C#, SQL, JavaScript, Middleware and strong experience in software application design. This position reports to the Director of Applications and Data and serves as a member of cross-functional teams supporting the needs of faculty, staff, and students at the McCombs School of Business. The scope of this role includes designing, developing, testing, and maintaining scalable, high-quality software solutions.  The ideal candidate will have experience in both backend and frontend development, as well as in designing application architectures that drive digital transformation. 

The work involves developing an understanding of the business needs; eliciting, documenting, and clarifying requirements; designing, developing, and testing applications, databases, and business intelligence solutions; integrating custom, commercial, and software-as-a-service applications.  A strong candidate has a clear understanding of designing and developing applications that are secure, scalable, reliable, and easy to use.  Strong communication skills and teamwork are highly valued.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement custom applications and solutions to support business processes.

• Design and architect software applications and services, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and performance using .NET technologies (ASP.NET, .NET Core).
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code adhering to best practices in software design patterns.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database structures for SQL Server, and ensure efficient database design and data modeling.
• Design user-friendly interfaces and experiences in collaboration with front-end developers using JavaScript and modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Design and run automated data imports, programmatic data mapping, and data transformation in SQL Server or any relational databases using best practices and tools.
• Work within DevOps to perform hands-on software development and unit testing.

Participate in and collaborate with cross-functional teams in the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including business requirements gathering, high level architecture decisions, cost estimates and production release support.

• Collaborate with stakeholders, including business analysts, product owners, architects and application designers, to translate business requirements into robust, scalable software architecture and design solutions.
• Perform cost analysis and estimates.

Lead and participate in the design of system architectures and data flows, ensuring seamless integration between front-end, back-end, and external systems.

• Work with University’s shared technical environment, campus IT architecture, best practices from peer institutions and industry to implement technologies and services.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies in software design, architecture, and development.

Perform software unit, integration testing, facilitate user acceptance testing and support production validation.

Perform regular system maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting, ensuring IT application infrastructure is running op