University of Washington · 14 hours ago
Software Engineer
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$97K/yr - $158K/yr
4+ years expThe University of Washington is a leading academic institution seeking a Software Engineer to support its IT Infrastructure division. This role involves maintaining custom software, integrating systems, and providing engineering support for web hosting and service management, ensuring efficient IT operations across the university.
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Responsibilities
Helps implement technical solutions, working with partners across the UW
Supports technology solutions for various aspects of Web Hosting, Shell Environment, and MySQL technologies
Serves as an engineer on the Service Team being accountable to the Service Owner
Stays abreast of new and emerging trends
Keeps senior leadership informed of related issues and developments and provides recommendations, options, and opinions
Troubleshoots problems and resolves critical incidents
Works with other UW units to identify solutions to related problems or needs
Perform full-stack operational system support for Linux servers, Kubernetes clusters and other managed services
Operate, extend and implement new supporting automation, tools and services. This includes deployment automation, configuration management systems, tool development. This may take the form of structured project work or individual tasks
Help to evaluate and integrate software updates, security patches and improvements of all types across all platforms and infrastructure
Participate in regular team and service meetings, project related meetings and cross-organizational technical forums
Provide on-call support duties and after-hours support on rotation with other team members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience
Four years' experience in software systems administration and support: designing, installing, configuring, and troubleshooting
Experience supporting a large (more than 10,000 sites) Web Hosting environment
Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and/or MySQL and supporting database-backed applications
Experience with the implementation and configuration of software packages and/or cloud-based applications
Experience with APIs to understand and support system integrations
Experience with coding shell scripts, such as PowerShell and JavaScript
Demonstrated ability to lead service delivery teams, construct and manage projects, and consistently and effectively document status
Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and apply new technologies
Demonstrated ability to deliver outstanding service to customers and peers
Preferred
Experience with Linux
Experience with Apache
Experience with MySQL
Experience with PHP
Experience with PERL
Experience with Ansible
Experience with all aspects of the software development lifecycle
Experience administering WordPress including developing custom themes and plugins
Experience with ITSM processes, including Request Fulfillment, Incident Management, Problem Management, and Change Management as expressed through the ServiceNow product
Knowledge of accessibility compliance
Experience with SSRS
Prior experience in a research university or other academic institution
Benefits
For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
Company
University of Washington
University of Washington is an educational institution that provides undergraduate, graduate, and research programs.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$215.35MKey Investors
Avista foundationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health
2026-01-18Grant· $10M
2025-04-21Grant· $0.01M
2024-09-13Grant
Leadership Team
Andrew S Allen
Adjunct Professor
Arthur Denny
Founder
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