Software Engineer

Summary

Indiana University is a leading institution providing technology and services to support research and education. They are seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software systems, ensuring functionality and performance while collaborating with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests, and configures software systems and computer programs
• Consults with stakeholders/clients to review existing software solutions; develops new functionality and/or writes new code as needed
• Collaborates with other technical staff and stakeholders/clients to ensure optimum functionality, performance, accessibility, scalability, and security of supported software
• Documents software development efforts (changes, new functionality, issue/problem resolution)
• Follows program module test procedures, generates required test data, and executes testing procedures; performs quality assurance checks and fixes bugs accordingly; works with functional users to diagnose problems encountered during testing and provide production support
• Provides documentation, information, and training through formal and informal communications to end users, departments, and internal staff
• Adheres to university software development standards and best practices (version control, nightly build systems, test suites, etc.); Researches and stays up to date on new industry software development standards, emerging technology, UX/UI design/philosophy, and accessibility standards

Skills

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in Computer Science, Business Systems, or a related field)
• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Some experience with software development or a related field
• Experience with programmatic use of LLMs, AI, and related systems. Integration of data sources into LLMs via MCP or similar protocols
• Familiarity with deploying and operating OpenStack, Ceph, or other private cloud infrastructure
• Experience with application containerization platforms such as docker and podman
• Experience with kubernetes application deployment methods such as helm or kustomize

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in Computer Science, Business Systems, or a related field)
• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty

Nice to Haves

• Some experience with software development or a related field
• Experience with programmatic use of LLMs, AI, and related systems. Integration of data sources into LLMs via MCP or similar protocols
• Familiarity with deploying and operating OpenStack, Ceph, or other private cloud infrastructure
• Experience with application containerization platforms such as docker and podman
• Experience with kubernetes application deployment methods such as helm or kustomize

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Work from home or to work a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.