Lead Software Engineer, Parkspass Platform

Women In Science; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 72,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Disability and life insurance

Retirement plan contributions

Tuition waivers

Paid holidays

Job summary

Utah Tech University seeks a Software Engineer to lead design, development, and maintenance of Parkspass platform web and mobile apps, payment and reservation systems, and integrations. The role reports to the Director of Parkspass and Innovation Labs.

You will mentor junior developers and student interns while setting engineering standards and ensuring secure, scalable solutions across multiple properties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software development, CS, software engineering, web development, or related field; experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• Two years of internship or job experience required; four+ years of software development or government experience strongly preferred.
• Expertise in front-end technologies (JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5) and modern frameworks (React, Angular, Vue).
• Proficiency with server-side languages such as Python, Node.js, Go, or PHP.
• Experience designing and consuming APIs and third-party service integrations.
• Familiarity with MongoDB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
• Experience with payment services (Stripe, Authorize.Net).
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Cloudflare), Linux/Unix environments, and open-source servers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of secure, scalable web and mobile applications for passes, reservations, payments, and visitor services.
• Architect and build APIs and integrations connecting Parkspass with payment processors and state/partner systems.
• Develop and maintain both front-end and back-end components across the platform.
• Develop and maintain the inventory app for the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS).
• Integrate applications with merchant and payment services, including transaction processing and reconciliation.
• Design, implement, and maintain authentication and single sign-on capabilities.
• Establish engineering standards, code review, testing, security, and documentation practices.
• Mentor junior developers and interns and provide technical guidance.
• Monitor, optimize, and support production systems for performance, reliability, and security.
• Perform audits, maintenance, and tech innovation across web properties.

Skills

JavaScript

CSS3

HTML5

React

Node.js

API design

MongoDB

MySQL/PostgreSQL

AWS/Cloudflare

Linux/Unix

SSO

Payment integration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/Web dev

Tools

Stripe

Authorize.Net

API integrations

Job description

Utah Tech University seeks a Software Engineer to lead design, development, and maintenance of Parkspass platform web and mobile apps, payment and reservation systems, and integrations. The role reports to the Director of Parkspass and Innovation Labs.

You will mentor junior developers and student interns while setting engineering standards and ensuring secure, scalable solutions across multiple properties.