Web Applications Developer, PI Reporting System

University of California, Riverside; California; On-site; USD 67,000 - 112,000; Part time

Job summary

University of California, Riverside is seeking a Part-Time Web Applications Developer (Applications Programmer 3) to join the Dean's Office team. The role focuses on designing, building, and deploying a secure reporting platform that consolidates financial and operational data from multiple UC systems.

The position collaborates with project leads, financial analysts, and college administrators to deliver scalable reporting solutions while ensuring security and compliance with IT standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop Secure Applications: Design, code, and deploy web applications and automated workflows to process and display complex financial data.
• Integrate Financial Systems: Consolidate data from university systems to replace legacy reporting tools with a modern, integrated solution.
• Manage Code & Testing: Build system test plans, manage repositories via Git, and perform data modeling and performance testing.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Partner with project leads, financial analysts, and college administrators to turn reporting needs into scalable solutions.
• Ensure Security & Compliance: Apply secure software practices to protect restricted financial data and comply with university IT standards.

Job description

Position Information

Join Our Team! Web Applications Developer at BCOE: The Bourns College of Engineering is seeking a Part-Time Web Applications Developer (Applications Programmer 3) to join the Dean's Office team. Partnering closely with the Project Lead for BCOE Financial Systems on project goals, this position supports a critical initiative to design, build, and deploy a secure reporting platform that consolidates financial and operational data from multiple University of California systems. If you enjoy solving complex data integration challenges and building intuitive web applications to modernize critical tools, we want to hear from you! What Will You Do? As the Web Applications Developer, you will:

• Develop Secure Applications: Design, code, and deploy web applications and automated workflows to process and display complex financial data.
• Integrate Financial Systems: Consolidate data from university systems to replace legacy reporting tools with a modern, integrated solution.
• Manage Code & Testing: Build system test plans, manage repositories via Git, and perform data modeling and performance testing.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Partner with project leads, financial analysts, and college administrators to turn reporting needs into scalable solutions.
• Ensure Security & Compliance: Apply secure software practices to protect restricted financial data and comply with university IT standards.

Why Join Us? Join BCOE to lead the technical development of a high-visibility project with real campus impact. You will work alongside dedicated IT and administrative partners to transform how faculty and researchers manage critical financial data. The full salary range for the Applications Programmer 3 is $79,698.96 - $144,155.52 annually at 100% FTE. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $111,937.68 annually at 100% FTE. This is a Part-Time position at 50% FTE and the salary will be prorated accordingly. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Requirements

Educational Requirements

Degree

Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Experience Requirements

4-7 years of related experience.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience with planning for deployment and creation of feedback mechanisms.
• Thorough experience with identification and use of code libraries and open-source forums.
• Demonstrated broad problem solving skills.
• Thorough experience with common programming tools. Demonstrated ability to follow software specifications.
• Demonstrated software repository skills. Demonstrated testing and test planning skills.
• Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute technical narrative to grant proposals.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with both technical and non-technical staff.
• Demonstrated ability to understand functional needs and how systems can support those needs. Demonstrated ability to develop conversion and system implementation plans.
• Advanced skills associated with software design, modification, implementation and deployment, including object-oriented programming concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to interface with management on a regular basis.
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization.
• Intermediate knowledge of secure software development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating existing financial data sources.
• Knowledge of JavaScript, Python, or similar scripting languages.
• Laravel, Vuejs, Inertia, Tailwindcss experience
• Familiarity with higher education or research administrative systems.
• Experience with Looker, Google Cloud Platform, or similar reporting environments.

Additional Information

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

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Job Description Details

Under the general direction of the Director of IT while partnering closely with the Project Lead for BCOE Financial Systems on project goals, the Applications Programmer 3 independently designs, develops, and implements a secure, web-based reporting platform that consolidates financial and operational data from multiple University of California systems. The incumbent applies advanced software development concepts to create functional modules, automate financial reporting, and improve data accuracy and accessibility for faculty and administrative users. This position supports a critical project to replace BCOE's legacy Principal Investigator (PI) reporting tool with a modern, integrated system that leverages existing data warehouses. The role involves backend programming, data integration, testing, and performance optimization, working collaboratively with project leads and financial analysts to ensure reliability, scalability, and compliance with university IT and data-security standards.