Software Developer 1

About This Role

The Connecticut Transportation Institute at the University of Connecticut is seeking a full-stack software developer to assist in the research and development of enterprise software for transportation systems. This role involves digitizing, querying, visualizing, and analyzing transportation safety-related data.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software applications.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and help resolve software defects and system issues.
• Collaborate with team members and functional users to understand requirements and improve software solutions.
• Write and maintain clear, well-documented code following established standards.
• Create and update technical documentation related to code changes and features.
• Support integration with databases, APIs, and other systems.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and quality assurance activities.
• Follow best practices related to security, data protection, and system reliability.

Requirements

• Experience with object-oriented programming (OOP).
• Experience with at least one programming language used for backend and web application development (e.g., C#, .NET / .NET Core, or similar).
• Experience with modern web application architecture, including APIs and client–server interactions, JavaScript or TypeScript and common frontend frameworks.
• Experience with relational databases and basic data management concepts.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software development life cycle principles and standard development practices.
• Hands-on experience with .NET or equivalent modern Java-based frameworks.
• Professional experience developing frontend applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular).
• Demonstrated working knowledge of SQL databases, including writing and optimizing queries.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree with Four years of related experience; OR Bachelor's degree and Two years of related experience; OR Six years of related experience.
• Associate's degree with 4 years of experience, or Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience, or 6 years of related experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with REST APIs.
• Experience or demonstrated familiarity with Git or source control.
• Demonstrated strong debugging ability in a highly agile environment.
• Experience working with a team of developers to build an enterprise application.
• Experience or stated interest in Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision or data mining.

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits