SQL Server 2014 Developer at COOLSOFT
Austin, TX
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Jul 15, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract developer role at the Texas Education Agency, working on PDSES — a system that tracks and awards special education funding. Day-to-day work involves designing complex modules, building software enhancements with unit tests, conducting code reviews, and integrating grant funding workflows, all within an Agile environment. The role suits an experienced .NET and SQL Server developer with a background in grant application systems.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 18,100 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 7,600–27,200
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The job title in the posting is 'SQL Server 2014 Developer' but the role is classified as Developer/Programmer Analyst 3 by the client (Texas Education Agency), covering both .NET application development and SQL Server work — primary day-to-day work is software development, hence Software Developers (15-1252); Database Administrators (15-1242) is the runner-up given the DBA skill listed.
Compensation is listed as 'DOE' (Depends on Experience) with no dollar figure provided; the posting references an hourly rate in the overtime clause, confirming an hourly basis, but no specific range is stated.
This is a 12-month contract engagement (09/01/2026–08/31/2027) capped at 992 hours, structured as a state IT staffing contract through the Texas DIR ITSAC program.
The posting lists 'Recent SQL Experience (since 2020)' as a separate 6-year required line item — this is interpreted as a recency qualifier on SQL Server experience rather than a distinct skill, and is reflected in the SQL Server skill entry.
Grant funding and application workflow experience (2 years required) is listed as a domain/functional requirement rather than a named technology, so it is omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
nUnit/MSUnit appear only in the narrative description of duties, not in the formal Candidate Skills and Qualifications section, so they are marked preferred.
Agile methodology experience appears only in the narrative duties section, not in the formal requirements table, so it is marked preferred.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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