Application Developer at University of California Davis (Davis, CA) (allows remote)
Job Description
The Computing Resources Unit (CRU) within the CAES Dean's Office supports the college's mission through excellence in technological innovation by providing a wide variety of services including custom reporting solutions, analytical databases, and line-of-business web applications. The CRU developer division has been recognized as a leader in application development at UC Davis and often undertakes vital campus-scale projects with wide ranging benefits for faculty and staff.
We work with cutting edge technologies for the furtherence of higher education and the benefit of the people of California. Many of our projects are grant-funded with national exposure and impact.
Skills Requirements
About University of California Davis
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) addresses critical issues related to agriculture, food systems, the environment, communities, and human and social sciences through cutting-edge research, top-ranked undergraduate and graduate education, and internationally recognized outreach programs. CAES is the number 1 ranked agricultural college in the world.
We have a fast-paced yet relaxing atmosphere: quality of work matters more than hours worked, there is a wide variety of projects, and we take time off between projects to learn new things or pay down technical debt.
Work-life balance is valued; there are no project deathmarches. The UC Davis campus is a welcoming and vibrant community, and we are half an hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from San Francisco, and two hours from skiing/snowboarding in the Sierra Nevadas!
Joel Test score: 12 out of 12
The Joel Test is a twelve-question measure of the quality of a software team.
- Do you use source control?
- Can you make a build in one step?
- Do you make daily builds?
- Do you have a bug database?
- Do you fix bugs before writing new code?
- Do you have an up-to-date schedule?
- Do you have a spec?
- Do programmers have quiet working conditions?
- Do you use the best tools money can buy?
- Do you have testers?
- Do new candidates write code during their interview?
- Do you do hallway usability testing?
How to apply
Please apply online at the UC Davis employment site. The job listing is:
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