Software Design Engineer Sr

Announcement

Details

Open Date
10/20/2025

Requisition Number
PRN43356B

Job Title
Software Design Engineer Sr

Working Title
Software Design Engineer Sr

Career Progression Track
G

Track Level

FLSA Code
Computer Employee

Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No

Standard Hours per Week
40

Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time

Shift
Day

Work Schedule Summary

Arranged with Supervisor

VP Area
U of U Health - Academics

Department
01271 - Biomed Informatics Core CCTS

Location
Campus

City
Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment
External Posting

Pay Rate Range
110k - 121k

Close Date
01/30/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
11/24/2025

Job Summary

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) supports a broad range of faculty researchers, data scientists, clinical coordinators and informaticists. This position will provide support for investigator initiated projects and core CTSI operational development requiring a broad range of software solutions. Projects range from IoT integration, data transformation and integration, web application development, user interface implementation, application integration and service and application deployment automation. This position requires flexibility and a willingness to grow into new technologies and expand your comfort zone. You'll work with new emerging technologies and coordinate with cross-functional teams to lead projects and collaborate with other engineers. This position gives you the opportunity to broaden your skills, sharpen what you have, and make a meaningful impact to real world projects helping the scientist and research participant community.

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) serves as an academic home for clinical and translational research, developing innovative health services and training a new generation of investigators. Four foundations of discovery compose the institute: Cores and Services, Education and Training, Clinical Research Support Office, and Administration, and these foundations provide support for T1 to T4 research.

Utah CTSI has produced leading investigators with several NIH grants awarded for their various "bench-to-bedside" areas of research and partners with other flagship institutions to contribute published works and clinical success.

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Responsibilities

• Design, program, build, deploy, and maintain software applications and systems such as databases, cloud, or operating systems.
• Analyze and modify existing software as well as design, construct, and test end-user applications that meet user needs.
• Participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated organization's requirements. Support, maintain, and document software functionality.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed.
• Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.
• Considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline.
• Conduct complex, important work under minimal supervision and with wide latitude for independent judgment.
• Help implement new applications in Java, Clojure, JavaScript, PHP, Python or Go.
• Collaborate with the other engineering staff to build out applications and infrastructure for researchers
• Manage and implement deployment and automation platforms
• Implement data transformation and migration pipelines
• Provide user interface design support, design and implementation
• Support implementation and integration of core CTSI informatics systems: REDCap, OpenSpecimen, and custom solutions.
• Lead project designs and implementations with other developers in the engineering group.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required

Nearly Continuously: Office environment.

Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required

Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.

Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.

Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) and 4-6 years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Preferences

• Capable of working effectively in an agile environment with others
• Experience with JavaScript, Python, Go or other server-side scripting languages
• Front-end web development concepts including calling and testing APIs and implementations such as swagger and JSON/XML serialization.
• Full stack web development and deployment of modern application using Vue.js, React or related frameworks.
• Candidate should have hands on experience in UI components implementations
• Strong knowledge of SQL and some exposure to ETL technologies.
• Experience working with data transformations and message transformations using platforms such as Node-RED.
• Experience with event driven architectures or message queues
• Knowledge of containerization and deployment techniques using Docker, Podman or Kubernetes
• Experience with application integration using middleware tiers and REST API integration
• Working knowledge of Linux

Type
Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

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