Entry Level Software Development Jobs in Utah (NOW HIRING)

Announcement
Details
Open Date
08/13/2026
Requisition Number
PRN45929B
Job Title
Software Development Engineers
Working Title
Software Engineer
Career Progression Track
P00
Track Level
P3 - Career, P2 - Developing, P1 - Entry Level Pro
FLSA Code
Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No
Standard Hours per Week
40
Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time
Shift
Day
Work Schedule Summary
Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm
VP Area
Academic Affairs
Department
00640 - CHPC Ctr for High Perform Computing
Location
Campus
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment
External Posting
Pay Rate Range
$39,815- $133,730
Close Date
09/13/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
About the Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC)
The Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) at the University of Utah provides advanced computing and data systems and services that support cutting-edge scholarship and innovation across all disciplines. The CHPC partners with faculty, researchers, and institutional stakeholders to design and operate, scalable and performant computing environments that enable data-intensive and computationally complex research. In addition to supporting traditional high-performance computing workloads, the CHPC plays a critical role in developing and maintaining computational environments for artificial intelligence (AI) and research with sensitive information that must meet federal and sponsor compliance requirements. Through collaboration, technical expertise, and a commitment to service, the CHPC advances the University of Utah's research mission by delivering reliable, trustworthy, and forward-looking research computing infrastructure.
About this job opportunity
The Software Infrastructure team at CHPC seeks a software engineer with an emphasis on full-stack web development in Django/Python, Go, SQL, Javascript, HTML and CSS. Focus will be on developing and integrating enterprise web applications for CHPC staff and end-user researchers, with opportunities to work and train in a variety of other software and technical domains (see below). This is a hybrid in-office role, and some weekly in-office presence at CHPC is required.
The Software Infrastructure team is responsible for a variety of software and data systems, from design and development to operations. You will work closely with other software engineers, sysadmins and research-computing professionals. Relevant software domains include but are not limited to: enterprise web applications and databases, command-line interfaces, version-control and software collaboration systems (git), observability and analytics, modern Linux systems, cloud-native software, high-performance computing, and scientific and research computing (including ML/AI). This is a primarily internal software-facing team that typically does not interact directly with server hardware, nor directly with end-user researchers, though opportunities may arise. In this frontend-focused role, however, direct interactions with researchers are expected during the development of end-user interfaces.
This position requires technical proficiency that overlaps significantly with the above technologies and domains, specifically Python and/or Go. Strong communication skills are required. The role is expected to conduct work assignments of increasing complexity, in a timely manner, under moderate supervision with latitude for independent judgment.
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The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.
Responsibilities
Focus will be on developing and integrating enterprise web applications for CHPC staff and end-user researchers.
General job duties involve the full software development lifecycle, including:

• collaboratively design and implement new high-quality software based on requirements
• test, deploy and maintain software and data systems
• understand risks and trade-offs of software-architectural decisions
• analyze pertinent datasets
• document, consult and troubleshoot for users and collaborators
• responsibly leverage generative AI tools
• be aware of proximate cybersecurity threats
• follow software conventions and best-practices as they evolve

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Software Development Engineer, I: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master's (or equivalency) degree.
Software Development Engineer, II: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
Software Development Engineer, III: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.
All levels:
Proficient in Python programming language
Proficient in Web Development (frontend/backend)
Preferences

• Experience designing and implementing user-friendly GUIs.
• Experience developing interactive data visualizations.
• Experience with Golang and/or cloud-native software ecosystem.
• Familiarity with data engineering or analysis: common data query languages (SQL), common data storage and transfer protocols (CSV, Parquet, protobufs). Familiarity with HPC, scientific computing, or machine learning (training).

Type
Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
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