IT Software Engineer

University of Maryland•College Park, MD

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is available within the University of Maryland’s Division of Information Technology (DIT). We're looking for a passionate Full-Stack Software Engineer to help us create next-generation web applications that harness the power of AI to transform the university experience. You'll be building intelligent systems that directly impact student success, faculty research, and campus operations - combining cutting-edge LLM technology with rock-solid web development fundamentals. This is your chance to work with the latest AI tools while building scalable, production-ready applications that make education more accessible, efficient, and impactful for the University of Maryland community. What will you be doing? You'll leverage your proven experience with AWS serverless technologies (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3) to build scalable cloud solutions. Using your strong backend development skills in Python OR Node.js and frontend expertise with React or Vue.js, you'll create full-stack applications deployed in cloud environments. You'll apply your experience with version control systems (Git) and agile development practices, maintaining your commitment to code quality, testing, and documentation throughout all projects. This position is considered essential and may be required to work at the normal work location or an alternative location during a major catastrophic event, weather emergency, or other operational emergency to help maintain the continuity of University services. This position may be subject to being on call 24/7 during scheduled time periods. Physical Demands: Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Three (3) years of professional software engineering experience.
Other: Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES: Knowledge of custom interfaces and websites, using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
Knowledge of software development methodologies.
Skill in effective written and oral communication.
Skill in the use of office productivity software such as Office 365 or Google Workspaces.
Ability to provide basic mentorship to junior staff members.
Ability to create custom code.
Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
Ability to multitask while demonstrating a commitment to customer service.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Education: Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field
Technical Experience: Experience with AI/ML libraries and LLM integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure, Haystack, LangChain, etc.)
Demonstrated ability to design, build, and support cloud solutions in both AWS and Azure within a multi-cloud architecture
Knowledge of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) implementation
Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB, Postgres PG Vector, etc.)
Advanced React or Vue.js development (state management, component libraries, etc.)
Database experience beyond DynamoDB (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform, Bicep)
Container technologies (Docker, ECS, Fargate, Azure app container)
Professional Skills: 2+ years specifically with AWS serverless development
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
Previous experience mentoring junior developers
Experience in enterprise or university environments

Responsibilities

Leverage your proven experience with AWS serverless technologies (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3) to build scalable cloud solutions.
Using your strong backend development skills in Python OR Node.js and frontend expertise with React or Vue.js, you'll create full-stack applications deployed in cloud environments.
Apply your experience with version control systems (Git) and agile development practices, maintaining your commitment to code quality, testing, and documentation throughout all projects.