Front-End Engineer for i-detect Health Platform

The University of Arizona; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 59,000 - 74,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Arizona’s Global Health Institute seeks an Applications Development Programmer Analyst I (Temporary) to join the i-detect project on Tucson Campus. You will help build participant-facing features, dashboards, and APIs, turning user stories into working screens while ensuring accessibility and secure data handling.

You’ll collaborate with faculty and stakeholders, implement CI/CD, and optimize performance, privacy, and usability for a public health surveillance platform used by

Qualifications

• Requires a BA/BS in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 1 year of relevant work experience in software development.
• Experience with web accessibility reviews is preferred.
• Experience building health or reporting applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain front-end and back-end components of i-detect.
• Build data collection, processing, and visualization capabilities.
• Create databases, APIs, dashboards, and UIs for the platform.
• Translate user stories into wireframes and working screens.
• Perform testing, debugging, and QA throughout the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with external data sources, mapping tools, and analytics.
• Ensure data privacy, security, and access controls following HIPAA Safe Harbor.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and accessibility of the platform.
• Document code, architecture, and development processes.
• Support deployment and maintenance across environments.

Skills

Accessible web design

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Wireframes to screens

Privacy by design

API design & RBAC

PostgreSQL schemas

LLM services checks

Testing & QA

CI/CD with GitHub

AWS security & hosting

Docker & Linux

Product planning with owner

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

1 year of relevant work experience

Tools

AWS (EC2, S3)

Docker Compose

Git/GitHub

PostgreSQL

FastAPI

Mapbox/Leaflet

React

Job description

The University of Arizona’s Global Health Institute seeks an Applications Development Programmer Analyst I (Temporary) to join the i-detect project on Tucson Campus. You will help build participant-facing features, dashboards, and APIs, turning user stories into working screens while ensuring accessibility and secure data handling.

You’ll collaborate with faculty and stakeholders, implement CI/CD, and optimize performance, privacy, and usability for a public health surveillance platform used by