Georgia State University
Instructional Innovation and Technology
Strategic Initiatives and Development
What Makes GSU a Great Place to Work?
Georgia State University (GSU), one of the nation's most innovative public institutions, offers a collaborative environment where technology, research, and innovation drive student success and community impact.
GSU supports employee success through a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
- Competitive retirement plans, including pension options
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
Why Join the Instructional Innovation and Technology (IIT) Division?
Join a mission-driven technology division where your work directly supports student success, academic excellence, and university operations.
Position Overview
Georgia State University's Instructional Innovation and Technology (IIT) Division is seeking an experienced Application Developer, Lead to join our Strategic Initiatives and Development team supporting enterprise applications that serve students, faculty, and staff across the university. This role leads the development and support of multi-tenant workflow applications, vendor integrations, and cloud-based services that support critical business processes. Many of these systems directly impact a student's academic experience – reliability, maintainability, security, and operational excellence are key priorities .
The Application Developer, Lead must be comfortable working across a modern technology stack that includes Node.js, Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, AWS, and CI/CD tooling . In addition to hands-on development, this individual will collaborate with stakeholders across academic and administrative units to gather requirements, evaluate solution approaches, and lead the delivery of scalable applications and integrations. Successful candidates must possess deep technical expertise , provide technical leadership and mentorship to other developers, establish engineering best practices, and serve as a trusted resource in the design and implementation of enterprise solutions.
Key Technologies
- Frontend: Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Backend: Node.js
- Database: SQL and DynamoDB
- Cloud Platform: Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services (specifically Lambda, ECS, EC2, S3, API Gateway, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, Secrets Manager)
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