University of Rochester Advancement · 5 days ago
Project Assistant III, Research
Wegmans Hall
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$17.43/hr - $24.40/hrThe University of Rochester is committed to advancing its mission of learning and discovery. They are seeking a Project Assistant III with full-stack developer skills to help build and deploy a scalable version of their research avatar platform, focusing on turning research prototypes into stable, production-ready systems.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Build and maintain backend services (Python, Flask, or other frameworks if needed)
Deploy and maintain web applications on AWS
Develop clean, functional front-end interfaces (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap or React)
Host LLMs and ML models on cloud infrastructure
Manage production environments: monitoring, logs, uptime, security basics
Support researchers in integrating new prototypes or features
Debug issues quickly and ship fixes with minimal friction
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or similar technical field
Demonstrated professional or personal projects working on building and deploying web applications
Experience with full-stack development (backend + frontend)
Strong Python experience; comfort with Flask or willingness to switch frameworks
Cloud development experience (AWS preferred)
Ability to design/call APIs and integrate third-party services
Preferred
Experience with scalable architectures (load balancing, caching, async workers)
Experience deploying ML/LLM pipelines in production
Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.), and testing frameworks
AWS certification or equivalent practical experience
Strong communication skills and comfort working with a research team
Company
University of Rochester Advancement
The University of Rochester, one of the nation’s top private research universities, has built a national caliber advancement program in support of the largest campaign in the University’s history.
Founded in 1946
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase