Freelance Software Developer Student Jobs in Utah

Job Summary: The IT Software Developer for UIT's University Support Services will play a primary role in the development and support of custom student information system applications used by partners of the University of Utah. This position works closely with web engineers, UI designers, product managers, and business partners to create and maintain innovative, secure, and feature‑rich applications for staff, faculty, and student users.

• Develop, support, and maintain Student Information System software used by partner colleges throughout the state.
• Participate in all phases of the full software development lifecycle.
• Operate effectively as part of a small, collaborative team, taking initiative and managing priorities with minimal oversight.
• Gather and refine requirements with stakeholders, customers, and system administrators.
• Design, plan, and implement broad architectural solutions related to application development and deployment.
• Lead the design and development of a new Blazor-based web platform as a full migration from the existing WPF desktop application.
• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and customers through strong verbal and written skills.
• Manage working time effectively, operating independently while actively seeking opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain a personal commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.
• Maintain and enhance system integrations with connected platforms such as Canvas, Tableau, Salesforce, financial‑aid processing, payments, and others.
• Prepare reports and correspondence related to project specifications, activities, and status.
• Analyze information to recommend and plan the installation of new systems or modifications to existing systems.
• Consult with customers and cross‑functional departments on project status, proposals, and technical issues related to software design and maintenance.
• Confer with project managers to gather information on limitations, capabilities, and requirements.
• Coordinate the installation and deployment of software systems.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, stand‑ups, and retrospectives.
• Mentor junior developers and provide guidance on technical approach, code quality, and best practices.
• Supervise and assign work to programmers, as needed.

• Strong proficiency in C#, SQL Server, ASP.NET Core (including Blazor and Web API), HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience building web interfaces using the Blazor framework, including dependency injection, multithreaded programming, and component‑based UI design. Familiarity with WPF desktop applications for the purpose of understanding and migrating existing functionality to web.
• Solid understanding of relational database design, including normalization, ERD modeling, and SQL.
• Experience with SQL query optimization, performance tuning, troubleshooting performance issues, and reviewing database logs.
• Strong commitment to code ownership and quality, including thorough peer code reviews and constructive feedback.
• Experience writing clean, maintainable, and testable code using unit tests, design patterns, and industry best practices.
• Experience with migration of legacy systems to modern web platforms.
• Experience using AI coding assistant tools in an efficient and responsible manner.
• Full‑stack experience delivering solutions independently, from requirements refinement through UI design, business logic, database work, testing, and documentation.
• Strong understanding of object‑oriented design and programming principles throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
• Experience designing and managing APIs with attention to application security, data security, and secure coding practices.
• Experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SSO authentication flows and configuration.
• Experience working with Docker, IIS, HTTP request/response lifecycles, AJAX, XML, JSON, REST, and SOAP web services.
• Experience using ORM tools such as Entity Framework Core.
• Experience using Git for version control, including structured branching strategies and pull request workflows.
• Experience with application logging, monitoring, and error‑tracking tools.

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).

IT Software Developer, IV: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Experience with LMS integrations such as Canvas.
• Experience with API gateways such as WSO2 and managing scalable service endpoints.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau and integrating visualizations into web applications.
• Experience with mobile application development.
• Experience with reporting engines such as Telerik or SSRS.

Pay Rate Range: $85,000 - $105,000

Location: Campus

Work Schedule: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Full Time)

Open Until Filled