Software Developer (NDAWN) – HigherEdJobs

Description & Details:

Within this role you will be expected to contribute collaboratively to NDAWN’s production system that provides impactful agriculture weather information, analytics, and insight to support regional agricultural industry decisions. To achieve our goals, we are seeking a talented developer who is familiar with working in a collaborative Linux production environment and has the necessary tool set to succeed and passion for our industry. You will be expected to complete programming tasks timely as requested and work on a range of projects embodying the spectrum of our production system from front-end to back-end. Together we will build upon NDAWN’s ever expanding weather station network by developing cutting edge software which supports solutions to real world agriculture problems through modern analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with NDAWN Team members to identify end-user needs, requirements, and implement solutions.
• Build user-friendly interfaces and dashboards to visualize and present data insights effectively.
• Identify and troubleshoot software defects and performance bottlenecks.
• Modernization of the NDAWN code base.
• Assist with maintaining existing NDAWN website, database, and servers.

Work Schedule:

Primarily Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Advertised Salary:

$70,000

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science or Bachelor’s degree in a related Formal or Physical Science with professional experience in a computational field or Associate degree in a computational field with significant related professional production experience
• Experience in software development or in a related computational field
• Experience working in a Linux environment
• Experience working in a collaborative development environment using associated tools (eg.
• version control, issue tracking, documentation, testing, CI/CD, SDLC)
• Experience with relational databases (eg. PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Expertise in one or more programming languages (eg. Python, C/C++, Java, Shell/Bash) and willingness and ability to learn new languages to suit needs
• A US Citizen or US Permanent Resident or person authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Linux systems administration in a production environment
• Professional experience working with PostgreSQL database systems
• Professional experience working with modern web development (JavaScript, HTML, and CSS)
• Ability to adapt and grow in assignments as required
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team
• Experience within the agricultural and/or meteorological industry

If you are excited about using your talents to improve agriculture production by linking weather data and insight with those that need it, you may be a great fit. Please reach-out. We’re excited to talk more about what we each bring and how our visions may align.

Applicant Materials Required:

Cover Letter, Resume/CV, unofficial transcripts, and names, addresses & phone numbers of 3 professional references.

Benefits:

NDSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes single or family health insurance coverage with premiums paid for by the university – with an effective date for new employees the first of the month following date of hire. Other benefits include: wellness benefits, basic life insurance, retirement plan, tuition waiver, annual leave, EAP, sick leave and holiday pay. Optional benefits include: supplemental life, dental, vision, long-term care insurance, flexible spending account, and supplemental retirement plans.

About Us:

North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student focused, land-grant, research university. We educate leaders who solve national and global challenges by providing affordable access to an excellent education that combines teaching and research in a rich learning environment.

NDSU is in the highest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, R1, granted to the top research institutions in the country.

NDSU has offices across the state of North Dakota, and the main campus is in Fargo, on the Minnesota border. Along with Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo forms one of the largest metropolitan centers between Minneapolis and Seattle. The community is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live.

No Smoking Notice:

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.

EO/AA Statement:

North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable.

Diversity Statement:

NDSU strives to be a community of belonging, recognizing unique differences as strengths of our university. We seek to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that supports a community in which diverse populations and perspectives will know and learn from one another. NDSU values candidates who are committed to our core values of respect, inclusivity, community, creativity, excellence, impact, innovation, integrity, resilience, responsiveness, and transformation. Successful candidates will be committed to and help advance our strategic goal to create and maintain an open and respectful environment to promote inclusivity and diversity as a cornerstone of education, research, and outreach.

Veteran’s Preference Notice:

This position is subject to North Dakota Veteran’s Preference requirements.

Reasonable Accommodation Information

North Dakota State University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources at 701-231-8961 or ndsu.hr@ndsu.edu.