Florida International University · 6 days ago
Application Developer III
Miami, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $90K/yr
5+ years expFlorida International University is a Top 50 public research university located in Miami, offering a diverse range of degree programs. The Application Developer III will be responsible for creating complex custom programming code and enhancing applications, ensuring product quality, coordinating with teams, and overseeing the software development life cycle.
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Responsibilities
Works as part of the System Support and Development Team to ensure total product quality and integration
Coordinates with Product Owners, System Administrators, and operational teams to ensure the system/application can be deployed and supported in a production environment
Defines, designs, and implements complex web based applications using but not limited to PHP, SQL and JavaScript
Uses Industry Standards to develop applications that interact with third party systems
Trains the System Support and Development Team on the use of any new technologies
Conducts testing and troubleshooting of applications to meet quality standards
Delivers software development projects on schedule and with high quality
Serves as a lead developer collaborating alongside the Learning Management System Team on the planning, documenting, developing, and implementing of projects and software integration tools
Works with stakeholders and clients (internal and external) to understand software requirements and ensure applications are developed and expectations are met
Oversees the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for assigned projects. This includes documentation, recommendations for improvements, and implementations
Ensures that proper backups are being performed, so that all previously mentioned systems can be recovered
Serves as a lead developer for projects, responsible for planning and implementing tasks for product completion
Plans and coordinates testing of applications and processes to ensure the desired results were achieved. This involves creating baselines, documenting testing, and recording outcomes throughout different iterations for each individual part or unit of the application or project
Schedules software security audits to prevent system vulnerabilities
Performs peer code review to ensure highest level of efficiency throughout all custom-developed applications
Serves as Senior PHP programmer to lead developers in supporting production and development application environments
Monitors, recommends, and implements new and improved applications, features, procedures, and technologies
Assists the SSD team in executing the efforts for system upgrades and maintenance as required by the unit
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Studies, or other technical discipline and five (5) years related experience; OR nine (9) years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience
Preferred
Experience using Laravel
Experience using VUE
Experience with Salesforce Integration
Experience with LMS and LTI Integrations
Experience using Amazon Web Services
Company
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American metropolitan public research university located in Greater Miami.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.95MKey Investors
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationUS Department of EnergyNational Institutes of Health
2024-10-20Grant· $0.4M
2024-03-28Grant
2023-01-10Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
Kenneth C. Hall
Senior Vice President of University Advacement and CEO of the FIU Foundation
Pablo Ortiz
Interim Senior Vice President of Advancement and Chief Executive Officer of FIU Foundation
Recent News
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