• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $100,000 - $110,000

Position Summary

The Software Developer develops and maintains web applications and systems for Columbia College Information Technology (CCIT).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain PHP web applications in support of the College's administrative departments
• Deploy and update web applications on cloud infrastructure
• Assess and troubleshoot issues and provide support for web applications
• Maintain technical and end user documentation    
• Engages in unit, integration, and acceptance testing of web applications  
• Perform other related duties, assignments, and/or special projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or its equivalent 
• Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience
• Software development experience in a professional setting 
• Experience with MVC web application frameworks (like Symfony, Laravel, Ruby on Rails, or Django)
• Experience in SQL and relational database design
• Ability to work with a high degree of independence and accountability as a member of a cohesive team

**Applications submitted without a resume and cover letter will not be reviewed**  

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Professional experience in PHP 
• Experience with frontend JavaScript development and JavaScript frameworks (like Vue.js, React, Angular, or Ember)
• Familiarity with Linux system administration on Red Hat, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, or similar
• Experience with containers, cloud infrastructure, and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools
• Knowledge in developing accessible web applications
• Proven focus on in-depth information security practices
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and client service skills
• Willingness to learn new development and testing tools
• Enthusiasm for applications in a higher education setting

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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