Developer, Software Engineer, Software Development

Job : 52480

Location: Evanston, Illinois

Department: IT AS App Dev & Ops

Salary/Grade: ITS/79

Northwestern University does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Job Summary: Efficiently develops, tests, deploys, and debugs new software or enhancements to existing software with occasional assistance. Often works collaboratively but may coordinate some medium‑complexity projects independently. Works directly with analysts and stakeholders to design and implement technical solutions ensuring that business needs and requirements are met. Performs basic system integration tasks. Provides estimation for assigned tasks.

Please note: Under our current hybrid work model, a minimum of two in‑office days with the team are expected per week, subject to change.

• Collaborates with analysts and users to develop workflows and features.
• Assists in all stages of the project, starting from the initial planning stages.

• Responds to inquiries and adheres to Northwestern's ITSM.
• Creates and maintains software, process, and support documentation.
• Communicates, diagnoses, and resolves database and software performance issues.

• Executes all phases of the SDLC with occasional guidance.
• Works with business analysts and stakeholders to determine and document requirements.
• Designs databases and data structures.
• Develops applications according to specifications from analysts and senior developers to support business requirements.
• Completes tier 3 troubleshooting.
• Prioritizes assigned tasks.
• Escalates issues with vendors as appropriate.

Performs other duties as assigned.

• Successful completion of a full 4‑year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as computer science, information technology, or related; or appropriate combination of education and experience.
• 2 years relevant experience required.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Code Repositories (Git, Subversion)
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)
• SQL/MySQL/Postgres

• Java
• Java Script
• PHP

• Critical thinking
• Database design / data structure
• Debugging
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Troubleshooting

• Code documentation
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Organizational skills
• Planning
• Workflow development & documentation

• Proficient in a modern programming language such as PHP, Python, Java, or JavaScript.
• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining full-stack applications.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience with SQL and relational database development.
• Experience using Git version control system.
• Experience learning new technologies independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to think critically and to understand projects from business, customer and technical perspectives.
• Excellent analytic, problem‑solving, and collaborative skills.
• Self‑starter with the ability to prioritize and multi‑task.
• Able to work in a hybrid environment.
• Proactively identifies, communicates, and addresses technical problems and opportunities.

• Knowledge of higher education.
• Experience working as part of an Agile software development team and/or as part of diverse information systems project teams is highly desired.
• Knowledge of current industry best practices in software design and development.

• Experience developing full‑stack applications on an application framework such as Laravel, CakePHP, Drupal, Symfony, Code Igniter, .NET MVC, Django, Ruby on Rails, Spring, etc. Laravel preferred.
• Experience writing automated tests for an application.
• Experience creating technical documentation.
• Familiarity with Git Hub Actions.
• Familiarity with Terraform or Open Tofu.
• Familiarity with cloud (AWS) services.

Target hiring range for this position will be between $80,000-$85,000 per year. Offered salary…