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Urgent! Backend Services Developer Job Opening In Fort Collins – Now Hiring Colorado State University

Backend Services Developer



Job description

This position will work for the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories (VDL).

The incumbent will work closely with the National Park Service, Biological Resources Division, and their partners in the Information Resources Management Directorate.

The position is full-time (40 hours per week), with a schedule based on partner needs.

All work will be sedentary and computer-based.

Travel requirements will be minimal to none.

This position may be authorized to work remotely.


This is a special position, with a one-year appointment.

The one-year timeline for delivery of an enterprise-level application is firm.

If additional features or coordination and integration with other NPS data systems are needed, additional time in position may be approved, contingent on availability of funding and workload.

This position is grant funded, and is contingent on availability of that grant funding.

The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the by proposed start date; Colorado State University Diagnostic Laboratories will not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the departments commitment to supporting research, teaching, outreach, and professional activities of all clients, coworkers, and students.

Required Job Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Cognitive Science or other related field, including coursework in:
    Data structures and database design
    Application programming
    Web services and API development
    Software engineering principles
    Machine learning
    Large language models

  • At least one year of relevant experience in backend or full-stack application development.

  • The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the by proposed start date; Colorado State University Diagnostic Laboratories will not provide visa sponsorship for this position.
  • Preferred Job Qualifications
  • Data science in Python, C# languages, and R programming languages are preferred
  • Essential Duties Job Duty Category Database Design & Development Duty/Responsibility
  • Contributes substantially to the design and implementation of a web-based application (Pesticide Use Proposal System, PUPs) that meets the needs of the Biological Resources Division, NPS regional, and park-level staff to manage pesticide and biocontrol use.

  • Assists biologists and subject matter experts in Integrated Pest Management, as well as Information Resources Management staff, in developing a minimum viable product and agreed scope of work for the project.

  • Incorporates geospatial capabilities within the application design to support mapping and analysis.

  • Designs recommendation system to provide users with best management practices for a given pest.

  • Evaluates system requirements and proposes technical approaches in collaboration with senior NPS developers and architects.

  • Contributes to the design and implementation of backend services and data storage that support the PUPs application and collaborates with team members on the development of the user interface.

  • Performs data quality control and ensures accuracy of application outputs.

  • Delivers mock-ups, development environments, and test versions of the application for customer evaluation.

  • Contributes to interagency projects and evaluates opportunities for compatibility with other Department of the Interior systems.

  • Delivers a production-ready enterprise-level application within one year.

  • Makes recommendations for long-term maintenance and enhancement of the application.

  • Inform administrators of the technical potential for meeting the defined objectives within timeframe allotted for the project.

    (NOTE: remove bullet on scope creep).
  • Percentage Of Time Application Details


    Required Skill Profession

    Computer Occupations



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