Software Developer

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 35,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

Huntsman Cancer Institute, a part of the University of Utah, is seeking an IT Support / Help Desk Technician II with a focus on software development and web service refactoring. The role emphasizes debugging, web service deployment in Linux, and collaboration with supervisors on specifications and data-language interfaces.

The position is a part-time, day-shift role on campus, offering responsibilities aligned with research software and data handling within the HCI Sean Tavtigian Lab.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: IT Support / Help Desk Technician II requires at least 1 year of related experience.
• One year or more of software engineering experience.
• Thorough understanding of PHP.
• Proven competence in HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL.
• Experience with shell, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Go.
• Knowledgeable about genomics and genetics.

Skills

PHP

HTML

CSS

SQL

JavaScript

Node.js

TypeScript

Python

Go

Education

Equivalency statement

Job description

Details

Open Date 11/03/2026

Requisition Number PRN17574N

Job Title IT Support / Help Desk Technicians

Working Title Software Developer

Career Progression Track S00

Track Level S2 - Intermediate

FLSA Code Nonexempt

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Type Non Benefited Staff / Student

Temporary? No

Standard Hours per Week 19

Full Time or Part Time? Part Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

Is this a work study job? No

VP Area President

Department 01402 - HCI Sean Tavtigian Lab

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range 35,328 to 43,178

Close Date 02/03/2027

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

Analyze and comprehend laboratory web servers’ functionality. Apply a fundamental understanding of molecular biology and genomics with software engineering principles to refactor the existing software into an extensible and future-proof web service. Work with supervisors on the specification, modeling, and final transformation of web services. Develop data structures specifically for the purpose of simplifying the data-language interface. Implement mature solutions in a linux environment.

Huntsman Cancer Institute is committed to cancer prevention, care, and survivorship for all communities within the area we serve – which includes Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming – with impact worldwide.

In your cover letter or during your interview process, we invite you to share how your professional experiences have prepared you to serve as a member of our team as we work to reduce the cancer burden experienced by all people and communities. This may include description of your prior experiences related to research, prevention, clinical care, community engagement/outreach, training, administration, or other areas relevant to Huntsman Cancer Institute’s mission and this position.

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

IT Support / Help Desk Technician, II: Requires at least 1 year of related experience.

Preferences

• One year or more of software engineering experience.

• Thorough understanding of PHP .

• Proven Competence HTML , CSS , PHP , SQL .

• Experience with some or all of these languages: shell, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, python, Go.

• Knowledgeable about genomics and genetics.

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

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This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

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