Senior Software Developer

Phase2 Technology; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 72,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Senior Software Developer to provide hands-on technical leadership for CCCSE's suite of web apps, surveys, and data systems. You will maintain and connect systems across stacks, translate needs into technical solutions, and mentor a junior IT staff member.

Responsibilities include designing and deploying applications, leading cross-functional work, and ensuring secure, reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or related field, plus at least five years of professional software development experience.
• Experience developing and maintaining ColdFusion applications.
• Experience with relational databases: MS SQL Server and/or MySQL.
• Experience building secure, database-driven web apps with server-side tech.
• Experience API integrations, data exchanges, and authentication methods.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, test, document, and deploy web apps, databases, and integrations for CCCSE, including legacy ColdFusion modernization or replacement.
• Provide technical leadership across CCCSE environment (ColdFusion, PHP, SQL Server, MySQL, Windows Server, BI, analytics).
• Improve connections among apps and data flows to reduce manual work and improve maintainability.
• Work with staff to analyze processes, gather requirements, and deliver usable solutions for survey administration and analytics.
• Supervise and mentor junior IT staff, assign work, review outputs, and maintain technical docs.
• Coordinate with University IT, vendors, and service providers to maintain secure, reliable tech services.

Skills

ColdFusion

SQL Server

MySQL

Windows Server

APIs

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Software Eng

Tools

Git

Job description

Senior Software Developer

Hiring Department

Educational Leadership and Policy

Position Open To

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

FLSA Status

Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date

Sep 08, 2026

Position Duration

Expected to Continue

Location

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Purpose

The Senior Software Developer provides hands‑on technical leadership for Community College Survey of Student Engagement's (CCCSE) integrated portfolio of web applications, survey and data systems, databases, analytics tools, and operational platforms. This position is responsible for maintaining, improving, and connecting systems that have evolved across multiple technology stacks and organizational functions into a reliable, secure, supportable technology environment. The successful candidate will be an experienced developer who can work effectively with legacy and modern systems; translate program, analytic, event, and administrative needs into practical technical solutions; and provide day‑to‑day supervision and mentoring for a junior IT staff member. This role is essential to ensure that CCCSE's technology supports its national work with community colleges, including survey administration, institutional data collection and analytics, conference and event operations, web services, and internal business processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, test, document, and deploy web applications, databases, and integrations supporting CCCSE programs, including legacy ColdFusion applications and their modernization, migration, or replacement.
• Provide technical leadership across CCCSE's environment (ColdFusion, PHP, SQL Server, MySQL, FileMaker Server, Windows Server, survey‑platform integrations, business intelligence, and statistical tools), including secure data exchanges between internal systems, third‑party platforms, and analytics environments, and troubleshooting of complex application, database, server, authentication, and integration issues.
• Assess and improve connections among applications, databases, and workflows to reduce manual work, improve data consistency, and strengthen maintainability.
• Work with CCCSE staff to analyze business processes, gather requirements, and deliver usable solutions supporting survey administration, participant management, and institutional analysis, communicating clearly with staff and technical partners.
• Supervise a junior‑level IT staff member (position pending hire), including assigning and prioritizing work, mentoring, reviewing work products, and managing performance and development; maintain technical documentation that reduces reliance on any single staff member.
• Collaborate with University IT, vendors, and external service providers to maintain secure, reliable, compliant technology services; perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a related field, plus at least five years of progressively responsible professional software‑development experience.
• Demonstrated professional expertise developing and maintaining ColdFusion applications.
• Demonstrated experience with relational database design, development, query optimization, and administration support using Microsoft SQL Server and/or MySQL.
• Experience developing and maintaining secure, database‑driven web applications using server‑side technologies.
• Experience integrating systems through APIs, imports/exports, scheduled processes, authentication mechanisms, and other data‑exchange methods.
• Experience supporting applications hosted in a Windows Server environment.
• Experience supervising, leading, mentoring, or formally managing technical staff.
• Previous professional experience supporting community‑college clients through a higher‑education organization, association, research center, or comparable setting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, communicate technical concepts clearly to nontechnical colleagues, and translate operational needs into durable technical solutions.
• Demonstrated commitment to documentation, security‑minded development, reliable operations, and continuous improvement.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting higher‑education survey administration, student‑engagement initiatives, institutional research, or data‑analysis functions.
• Experience working with Qualtrics or comparable enterprise survey platforms.
• Experience with analytics and business‑intelligence tools.
• Experience modernizing or integrating legacy applications within a mixed technology environment.
• Experience with Git or other source‑control systems, automated deployment processes, application testing, and technical documentation standards.
• Knowledge of data privacy, access controls, and responsible handling of institutional and respondent data.

Salary Range

$85,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment, Use of manual dexterity, Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation, Pushing, pulling and moving up to 50 pounds
• This position is not eligible for employer‑sponsored work authorization. Applicants requiring current or future visa sponsorship are not eligible for employment in this position.

Work Shift

Occasional schedule flexibility may be needed to support production releases, time‑sensitive survey operations, or critical system issues.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• Letter of Interest
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Employment Eligibility

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University‑Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.