Location
Lawrence, KS | United States
Job description
Position Overview
Assessment & Technology Solutions (ATS), a unit within the Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at KU, is seeking a Research Developer. The Research Developer is a leader on a high performing technology team that is focused on designing and developing next generation learning solutions that are cross platform compatible. Day to day activities include providing technical leadership to a team of developers responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting the changes made to all enterprise class web applications used by K-12 schools nationwide to facilitate and enhance the student learning process. The Research Developer is also responsible for staying current on the ever-evolving technology field and identifying new tools/products that could be beneficial for the Kite suite.
In addition to a competitive salary, KU offers great benefits to employees with up to 176 hours of paid vacation per year, 8 hours of sick leave earned every month, nine paid holidays plus one discretionary day, a retirement program, medical & dental insurance, life and disability insurance, other benefit plan options and State of Kansas discounts offered by various vendors. KU also offers employees educational and professional development opportunities. KU is a great place to work! KU actively encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups.
Job Description
20%- Provide technical leadership to a team of junior developers.
- Guide the team in analyzing, designing, maintaining and testing React based applications.
- Evaluate business requirements received from client and develop technical requirements for team to implement.
- Work directly with team to develop a solid software design which is reviewed with the client.
- Review the technical specifications documenting the required change/enhancement created by the team.
- Provide feedback as needed to ensure developers have a solid baseline to develop their code and required unit tests.
65%- Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangible variance factors.
- Use working knowledge of related disciplines to provide solutions to a range of problems and ensure solutions and/or changes are implemented.
- Provide technical leadership/mentoring to team members as they work to complete their assignments.
10%- Evaluate ongoing changes within the industry to identify opportunities to enhance/improve the application.
- Evaluate new releases of all technology components used in the Kite technology stack.
- Recommend technology upgrades for the summer release, the value and risk associated with each upgrade, and the recommended upgrade approach with detailed development plan.
5%- Participate in development of grant proposals and/or responses to Requests for Proposals.
- May participate in demonstrations as required in the solicitation.
Position Requirements
This position allows for a hybrid or remote work location for well-qualified candidates. This position will require attendance at regularly scheduled meetings either onsite or through telecommunication platforms.
Required Qualifications
- High school/GED and 5 years related experience OR Associate’s Degree with 4 years related experience, OR Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years of related experience OR Master’s Degree with 1 year of related experience in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or other related field.
- 4 years experience developing and maintaining high-performance / high volume web applications using React.js, Javascript, HTML and CSS.
- 3 years experience with React Hooks and React.js state managers such as Redux or Flux.
- 3 years Front-end experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
- 3 years experience with with RESTful APIs, Node.js and frameworks such as Express or Restify.
- 2 years experience in writing SQLs, Functions, Procedures and DDL scripts for Relational database systems such as PostgreSQL, or MySQL, or Oracle or other database systems.
- Proficiency in making internal npm libraries for react projects, understanding storybook, webpack, npm, and JFrog Artifactory as demonstrated in application materials.
- Proven expertise in web optimization, enhancing app speed and UX though performance improvements and code optimization as demonstrated in application materials.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as full stack developer.
- History of working in environments requiring excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Proficient with issue/risk analysis and mitigation.
- Proficient with managing conflicting priorities.
- 2+ years of experience with Kendo UI.
- Experience educating junior developers.
- Experience with tools like Jest, Enzyme, Cypress, and testing-library/react.
Additional Candidate Instructions
A complete application consists of:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- 3 Professional References
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Review of applications begins February 26th. To ensure consideration, please apply by application review date.
Contact Information to Applicants
[email protected]
Advertised Salary Range
$100,000 - $112,000
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm
Application Review Begins
Monday February 26, 2024
Anticipated Start Date
Monday March 18, 2024
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Posting Information
- Posting ID: 27179BR
- Department: Achievement & Assessment Inst
- Primary Campus: University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
- Assignment: Hybrid
- Reg/Temp: Regular
- Employee Class: U-Unclassified Professional Staff
- Review Begins: 26-Feb-2024
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