Senior Software Developer

University of Texas at Austin; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin’s Educational Leadership and Policy department seeks a Senior Software Developer to lead and contribute across CCCSE web apps, surveys, data systems, and analytics. You’ll balance legacy and modern stacks, design scalable solutions, and mentor junior IT staff.

Responsibilities include building and integrating web apps, databases, and integrations, ensuring secure, reliable operations, and collaborating with IT, vendors, and staff to translate needs into durable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a related field, with at least five years of progressively responsible software‑development experience.
• Demonstrated professional expertise developing and maintaining ColdFusion applications.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, test, document, and deploy web applications, databases, and integrations supporting CCCSE programs, including legacy ColdFusion applications and their modernization.
• Provide technical leadership across CCCSE’s environment (ColdFusion, PHP, SQL Server, MySQL, FileMaker Server, Windows Server, survey‑platform integrations, business intelligence, and statistical tools).
• Assess and improve connections among applications, databases, and workflows to reduce manual work and improve data consistency.
• Work with CCCSE staff to analyze business processes, gather requirements, and deliver usable solutions supporting survey administration and institutional analysis.
• Supervise a junior‑level IT staff member, including assigning and prioritizing work, mentoring, reviewing work products, and maintaining technical documentation.
• Collaborate with University IT, vendors, and external service providers to maintain secure, reliable technology services.

Skills

ColdFusion

PHP

APIs

SQL Server

MySQL

Windows Server

Security-minded development

Documentation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or related field

Tools

ColdFusion

PHP

SQL Server

MySQL

FileMaker Server

Windows Server

Job description

Job Posting Title:

Senior Software Developer

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Hiring Department:

Educational Leadership and Policy

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Sep 08, 2026

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

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

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 a 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.

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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]

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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.