Lead Application Developer

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional experience (typically 7–10 years) in full-stack development with a focus on cloud-native architecture and enterprise applications.
• Expertise in AWS cloud technologies, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, ECS, ECR and EKS.
• Expertise in modern programming languages, such as JavaScript (Node.js), Python, Java, or TypeScript, for both backend and frontend development.
• Expertise with microservices architecture and containerization using Docker and orchestration tools.
• Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, including Terraform or CloudFormation, for automating cloud resource provisioning.
• Proven expertise in CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices using GitLab CI to ensure automated deployments, high reliability, and scalability.
• Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks, such as React, Angular, or Vue.js, and backend APIs using REST or GraphQL.
• Expertise with database management skills, including SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Redshift) and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB).
• Experience implementing cloud security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, monitoring, and compliance frameworks, ensuring secure and scalable application development.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor team members and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Professional experience working effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

Desired Qualifications

• Relevant cloud certifications, such as AWS Solutions Architect.
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks, such as Apache Spark, AWS EMR, or Athena, for big data processing and analytics.
• Familiarity with serverless computing and event-driven architectures, using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, and SQS.
• Experience with test automation frameworks, such as Playwright integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of cloud monitoring, logging, and observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, AWS CloudWatch, and Splunk.
• Experience with mobile application development, using React Native, to enhance field operations and workforce agility.
• Expertise in disaster recovery and business continuity planning, backup strategies, and cloud resilience architectures.
• Experience optimizing cloud costs, including FinOps principles, reserved instances planning, and automated scaling strategies.
• Familiarity with Facilities Management IT solutions, including operational platforms and integration of enterprise software with cloud-based applications.

Position and Application Details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact Brooke McMurl at brooke-mcmurl@uiowa.edu or 319-467-0719.