The Ohio State University

Applications Developer 2

The Ohio State University
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Columbus, OH, USAMid Level

Base Salary

$66k - $85k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, test, document, deploy, and maintain high-quality research prototypes.
  • Build and integrate software across multiple environments, platforms, and cyber-physical hardware systems.
  • Support lab and field deployments and strengthen software and hardware engineering practices.
  • Collaborate with faculty, students, and research staff on interdisciplinary cybersecurity projects.
  • Debug, maintain, and integrate software while supporting web applications, APIs, databases, and user-facing tools.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or a closely related computing discipline.
  • At least two years of experience with software design and development, debugging, testing, maintenance, and Linux-based development environments.
  • Strong programming skills in C, C++, and Python.
  • Experience integrating software with cyber-physical hardware while accounting for size, weight, power, and cost.
  • Experience with Git and collaborative development platforms such as GitHub or GitLab.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools, modern software workflows, containerization, deployment workflows, and multi-platform software integration.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems, cyber-physical systems, critical infrastructure systems, data pipelines, or applied AI/ML software environments.
  • Experience with web application development, REST APIs, databases, kernels, file systems, and drivers.
  • Preferred qualifications include 2–4 years of relevant software or hardware development experience in research, academic, or advanced technical environments and experience with cyberinfrastructure, interdisciplinary research, open-source, or collaborative research software projects.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, independence, and prioritization skills.

Benefits

  • Fixed-term position through November 2027.
  • 40 scheduled hours per week on the first shift.
  • On-site location at Dreese Laboratories in Columbus, Ohio.
  • Final candidates undergo a background check; a drug screen or physical may be required after an offer.

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