Position Details
Position Information
| Recruitment/Posting Title |
Software Engineer I |
| Job Category |
Staff & Executive - Information Technology |
| Department |
OIT-Enterprise Application Services |
| Overview |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, stands among the nation's highest-ranked, most diverse public research universities. The oldest, largest, and top-ranked public university in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, you'll find us at our main locations in three New Jersey cities, and our footprint can be seen around the region. As one of the nation's most diverse universities, Rutgers draws strength from the rich variety of perspectives and life experiences of our community. We're an academic, health, and research powerhouse and a university of opportunity.
The Office of Information Technology (
OIT) is Rutgers' enterprise IT office.
OIT provides university wide services and support and collaborates with department and unit IT professionals on projects and initiatives for the Rutgers community. OIT's services and systems include the Rutgers network; email and calendaring systems; IDs/passwords and identity management; data centers; computer labs; help desk support; wireless connectivity; a software portal; information security, risk, and compliance services; research computing; and many others. OIT's staff members work closely with the broader university community to advance Rutgers' missions of teaching, research, and service. For more information, please visit
https://it.rutgers.edu. |
| Posting Summary |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Software Engineer I for the Office of Information Technology. Reports to Assistant Director, Enterprise Business Development within Enterprise Applications and Research Computing (
EARC). The candidate will be an active participant in analysis, planning, architecture design, development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise middleware applications that support university offices and functions.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Identifies system requirements and develops application specifications.
- Designs, develops and tests enterprise application systems and services.
- Provides ongoing maintenance and support of applications.
- Researches new technologies, best practices, business processes and procedures.
- Facilitates app server configurations by collaborating with systems and network administration teams.
- Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and Rutgers' regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
- Understands and adheres to Rutgers' compliance standards as they appear in RBHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
- Interacts closely with clients, business analysts, infrastructure and development team members. Application systems and services include Rich Internet Applications (RIA) web applications, backend server processes and/or integration between such systems.
- Documents use cases, requirements, incident reports, architecture and design details to aid in the support of application systems and services.
- Participates in design and code reviews, testing and deployment activities.
- Performs application maintenance and troubleshooting, aids in resolving system outages and addressing client issues.
- Performs reporting, metrics collection and analysis to improve quality and performance of applications.
- Stays current with best practices in software development and applies new technology/processes where appropriate.
- Participates in defining architecture and process standards for the middleware.
- Contributes to ongoing evolution and development middleware applications and portal strategies, roadmaps and plans.
- Participates in the open source community for middleware, and contributes to evaluation, selection and configuration of open source middleware solutions.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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| FLSA |
Exempt |
| Grade |
34S |
| Salary Details |
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| Minimum Salary |
104442.00 |
| Mid Range Salary |
126225.00 |
| Maximum Salary |
150519.00 |
| Offer Information |
The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent. |
| Benefits |
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, based on position, which includes:
- Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
- Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
- Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
- Employee and dependent educational benefits
- Life insurance coverage
- Employee discounts programs
For detailed information on benefits and eligibility, please visit:
http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview. |
| Position Status |
Full Time |
| Working Hours (per week) |
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| Standard Hours |
37.50 |
| Daily Work Shift |
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| Work Arrangement |
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| Union Description |
HPAE 5094 |
| Payroll Designation |
PeopleSoft |
| Seniority Unit |
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| Terms of Appointment |
Staff - 12 month |
| Position Pension Eligibility |
ABP |
Qualifications
| Minimum Education and Experience |
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience such as coding school or certification.
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| Certifications/Licenses |
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| Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
- Excellent knowledge in developing and maintaining Flutter applications for iOS, Android, web and desktop platforms
- Good understanding of state management, Flutter flavors and app architecture
- Proficiency in Dart and familiarity with other programming languages such as Kotlin, Swift or Java
- Experience with Firebase, RESTful APIs, JSON and other web services
- Experience with Git, CI/CD tools and agile methodologies
- Strong communication and consultative skills
- Self-initiated and proactive attitude
- Writing clean, maintainable and testable code following best practices and guidelines
- Troubleshooting and debugging issues across different platforms and devices
- Keeping up to date with the latest trends and technologies in Flutter development
- Excellent analytical, research, problem solving, and organizational skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and the desire to work in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
- Experience in performance testing, writing performant code, optimizing existing code.
- Strong attention to detail and debugging skills.
- Experience evaluating, testing/prototyping, and recommending new opportunities for enhancing software and supportingprocesses.
- Experience doing business analysis and developing project timeline projections.
- Must understands and be proficient in object oriented (OO) design and systems development in a LINUX/UNIX and networked environment.
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| Preferred Qualifications |
- Experience working with relational RBDMS (Oracle, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, etc.) and NoSQL (Firebase, MongoDB, CouchDB, DynamoDB, etc.).
- Excellent Mobile development knowledge with Flutter, React Native, Swift, Java, Kotlin, or similar mobile framework.
- Some understanding of Docker, Vagrant, Kubernetes, etc. Some knowledge of jQuery, *nix Bash, Bug tracking, CSS preprocessing (such as Sass), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Firebase, Dev-ops Tools (Git, SVN, npm, Grunt/Gulp, Bower, etc.),
- Software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, etc.).
- Experience in video creation and graphical design with Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, Photoshop.
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| Equipment Utilized |
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| Physical Demands and Work Environment |
- Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing.
- No special vision requirements.
- Office environment.
- Moderate Noise.
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| Special Conditions |
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Posting Details
| Posting Number |
25ST1253 |
| Posting Open Date |
06/06/2025 |
| Special Instructions to Applicants |
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| Regional Campus |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
| Home Location Campus |
Off Campus |
| City |
Somerset |
| State |
NJ |
| Location Details |
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Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination. Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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