Research Software Engineer I
University of Florida · Main Campus (Gainesville
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Jul 23, 2026
Main Campus (Gainesville
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level software engineering role focused on building, maintaining, and supporting applications for research and academic environments. Day-to-day work spans writing and debugging code, integrating APIs and cloud services, supporting data processing workflows, and producing technical documentation. The role suits early-career developers comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams and interested in research, education, or public-service technology contexts.
Junior level · 2+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
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 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
No work location or CBSA is specified in the posting; the institution appears to be a US university (ET timezone reference) but the specific campus/city is not stated.
The classification title 'Research Software Engineer I' and the minimum requirement of a Bachelor's plus 2 years (or a Master's alone) firmly place this at the Junior/entry level of the career ladder.
A Master's degree is listed as an alternative path to meeting the minimum requirement (in lieu of a Bachelor's + 2 years), so the hard degree floor is a Bachelor's.
All named technologies appear exclusively under the 'Preferred' section; there are no hard-gated technology requirements in the posting.
Python, C#, JavaScript, and Java are listed as interchangeable examples of acceptable programming languages — Python is captured as the primary with the others as alternatives.
AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure are listed as interchangeable examples of cloud platforms.
XR, simulation, visualization, and educational technology are called out as 'desirable' — XR is captured as the representative preferred skill.
Compensation is stated only as 'commensurate with education and experience' — no figures provided.
The alt SOC 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is noted because the role includes systems analysis, requirements gathering, and integration support alongside software development.
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