Web Developer is a full-time, permanent position for Boston University, based in Boston, MA, in the Websites & Web Applications team within Information Services and Technology.

This team is seeking candidates who have a background in PHP development; use GitHub for source control; follow best practices for security, scalability, and maintainability; and enjoy working on a variety of different projects.

Benefits

• Health:  You can select from two comprehensive health plans (Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO and the BU Health Savings Plan).
• Dental: You may select from two dental plans: the BU Dental Health Center Plan or Dental Blue Freedom
• Also, Disability: You are eligible for a long-term disability plan, fully paid by the University.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Boston University also offers two options, Flexible Spending Account (Health Care) and Flexible Spending Account (Dependent Care).
• Retirement: Even new employees save for the future through BU’s retirement plans.
• In addition, Life Insurance: Protect your family in the event of your death.
• Accident Insurance: Accident insurance covering you in case of death or injury while traveling on University business.
• Tuition Remission: Take advantage of Boston University education with valuable tuition benefits.
• Moreover, Paid Time Off: BU offers a generous paid time off plan, which includes vacation time, sick days, holidays, and Intersession.

Minimum Responsibilities

• Add a new feature to an application per a client request
• Troubleshoot an issue that’s impacting a client, quickly provide a workaround, and also implement a solution
• Also, Triage client requests and estimate effort for changes to help clients prioritize work they want to be done
• Collaborate with other developers in IS&T to diagnose a problem that involves multiple services
• In addition, upgrade an older application to make it compatible with new infrastructure
• Communicate upcoming changes to clients
• Moreover, enhance an application with a feature Marketing and Communications needs in order to implement a new theme for a client website

Required Skills

• Bachelors degree
• Three to five years of relevant experience
• Also, Prior PHP experience
• Experience working with GitHub
• In addition, excellent oral and written communications skills
• Prior experience with AWS and Docker is preferred, but not essential
• Moreover, prior experience with Python is a plus