Senior Applications Developer

The Ohio State University • Columbus, OH

2d • $81,800 - $106,900 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Applications Developer for the Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) portal will serve as a critical technical partner for faculty supporting both instructional and research AI planning, designing, and implementing full-stack custom software solutions that meet a variety of needs. This role is part of a hub-and-spoke model designed to facilitate AI project discovery and prototype development. The role will act as a dedicated technical partner to faculty and will lead the design and implementation of sophisticated AI software solutions that address complex social phenomena. Ensures applications meet functional, technical and security requirements; evaluates code to ensure it meets industry standards and is valid, properly structured, and compatible with browsers, devices, operating systems, et al. Develops and implements software system validation and testing methods; supports current applications, monitors application performance. Performs detailed problem analysis and research, identifies options, proposes solutions. Develops reports, dashboards and other visuals to support management and strategic decision making with long-term effects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Digital Humanities, or a related field.
• Four years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in implementing and fine-tuning models using PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience building pipelines for Named Entity Recognition (NER), Topic Modeling, and Sentiment Analysis.
• Proven ability to apply object detection and style classification using libraries like OpenCV.
• Experience configuring and managing environments in AWS/Azure or High-Performance Computing clusters for GPU-intensive tasks.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Digital Humanities, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a critical technical partner for faculty supporting both instructional and research AI planning, designing, and implementing full-stack custom software solutions.
• Act as a dedicated technical partner to faculty and lead the design and implementation of sophisticated AI software solutions that address complex social phenomena.
• Ensure applications meet functional, technical and security requirements.
• Evaluate code to ensure it meets industry standards and is valid, properly structured, and compatible with browsers, devices, operating systems, etc.
• Develop and implement software system validation and testing methods.
• Support current applications and monitor application performance.
• Perform detailed problem analysis and research, identify options, and propose solutions.
• Develop reports, dashboards and other visuals to support management and strategic decision making with long-term effects.

Benefits

• The pay range for this job profile is $81,800 – $106,900. The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, unit's available budget, and the candidate's qualifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior