Junior Programmer at SBHU
Stony Brook, NY
$60,000–$72,000from the description
Jul 11, 2026
Stony Brook, NY
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level programming role supporting an IT development team within a university Computer Science department. Day-to-day work involves writing and debugging code, maintaining and documenting hosted or SaaS applications, assisting with ERP feature development, building integrations between departmental systems, and running reports. The role suits a candidate with foundational SQL experience who is comfortable working in a structured team environment.
Junior level · 1+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 9,200 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 6,900–11,900
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 (6)
The minimum degree requirement is an Associate's degree, but the JD explicitly accepts 'a combination of education and relevant experience totaling two (2) full-time years' in lieu of it — the degree requirement is therefore set to None.
The official internal job title is 'Instructional Support Assistant' at Stony Brook University; the posted title is 'Junior Programmer.' The role is university IT/ERP support, which sits at the boundary between software development (15-1252) and systems analysis (15-1211); 15-1252 was chosen because the duties emphasize writing and adjusting code and building ERP application features.
The $4,000 annual UUP location pay supplement is additive to the stated $60,000–$72,000 base salary range and is not reflected in the comp figures above.
The posting states work visa sponsorship is not available.
Container technologies were listed as a preferred item with no specific product named; Docker and Kubernetes are captured as the most common substitutes for that requirement.
Evening and weekend work is noted as occasionally required.
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