University of Utah Health

Web Developers (Front-End)

University of Utah Health  •  $57k - $85k/yr  •  Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid)  •  19 hours ago
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Open Date
07/20/2026
Requisition Number
PRN45683B
Job Title
Web Developers (Front-End)
Working Title
Front-End Developer
Career Progression Track
P00
Track Level
P2 - Developing, P1 - Entry Level Pro
FLSA Code
Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No
Standard Hours per Week
40
Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time
Shift
Day
Work Schedule Summary
Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm, Hybrid

VP Area
President
Department
01396 - my529
Location
My529 Downtown SLC
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment
External Posting
Pay Rate Range
$57,266.27 - $84,882.94 DOE
Close Date
07/28/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
my529 is hiring a Front-End Engineer to build and maintain responsive high-performance web applications using React JS. This role collaborates with a UX/UI designer, Business Analysts, Quality Assurance and Backend engineers.

my529 is a nonprofit, self-supporting agency that administers a public trust. my529 is the State of Utah’s 529 education savings plan and is consistently ranked as one of the best 529 plans in the nation. my529 mixes the stability of government with a goal-driven business environment. Sound financial management and expanded marketing have created substantial growth over the last several years. Our team of over 90 employees has a clear vision of growth and the teamwork needed to support it. You can learn more about us at www.my529.org

Responsibilities
Responsibilities:

  • Consistent delivery of quality features within a delivery teams agreed timeline for completion
  • An ongoing focus of representing front end concerns by providing feedback and insight to delivery team members during the lifecycle of a story/feature implementation.
  • Maintaining front end application health and security through vigilant reduction of technical debt while coding, running security scans before deployment. Participating in ongoing secure code training.
  • Balancing reliance on third party libraries with as much functionality as possible from vanilla/proprietary JavaScript.
  • Support fellow front end engineers by employing best practices in code reviews and technical meetings
  • Keeps user concerns forefront while balancing a reasonable engineering effort when considering proposed Requirement Acceptance Criteria and UX mock-ups

Skills & Abilities:

  • Experience creating and maintaining Single Page Applications ( SPA) using React JS; A solid understanding of JSX, the React Component Lifecycle & State, the Virtual DOM, Context, Routing, Reusability, and Data Flow
  • Experience with Redux JS Action Creators, Reducers and the Redux Store
  • Experience with Material-UI’s React component library and Material Design concepts
  • Experience creating and maintaining Responsive applications
  • Experience creating unit tests for React components and Redux Reducer classes
  • High degree of comfort & proficiency within Chrome Developer Tools
  • Working understanding of RESTful API’s ( JSON) and web services
  • Basic understanding of SQL relational databases
  • Experience working with a team using GIT Source Control, branching/merging/versioning
  • Experience with Agile project management
  • Exposure to secure coding practices
  • Experience maintaining your local work environment in Visual Studio Code on macOS

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Web Developers (Front-End), I: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) with up to 2 years of directly related work experience or a master’s (or equivalency) degree.
Job Code: PY4831
Grade: P15
Expected Pay Range: $57,266.27 – $83,036.10

Web Developers (Front-End), II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
Job Code: PY4832
Grade: P17
Expected Pay Range: $69,292.19 – $100,473.68

Preferences
  • Three+ years of front-end web application development
  • Two+ years of React specific experience
  • Proficiency coding in modern JavaScript, CSS and HTML
  • Experience using many JS frameworks and libraries
  • Experience using Artificial Intelligence such as Github Copilot within the IDE
  • Enjoys learning. Enjoys change and growth. Is adaptable. Appreciates the “best idea wins” culture

Type
Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX ( OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at the: University of Utah Non‑Discrimination page

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As per University of Utah policy 5-108: Transfer of Benefits Eligible Staff Members, a new hire to the University of Utah who is still serving a 12 month probationary period will not be hired into another University of Utah job (a transfer) until the successful completion of the probationary period.
University of Utah Health

About University of Utah Health

University of Utah Health is the Intermountain West’s only academic health care system, combining excellence in patient care, the latest in medical research, and teaching to provide leading-edge medicine in a caring and personal setting. The system provides care for Utahns and residents of five surrounding states in a referral area encompassing more than 10 percent of the continental United States.

Whether it’s for routine care or highly specialized treatment in orthopedics, stroke, ophthalmology, cancer, radiology, fertility, cardiology, genetic-related diseases, organ transplant, or many other areas of medicine, University of Utah Health offers the latest technology and advancements, including some services available nowhere else in the region.

As part of that system, University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics rely on more than 1,600 board-certified physicians who staff five University hospitals (University Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, University Orthopaedic Center, and the University Neuropsychiatric Institute); 12 community clinics; and several specialty centers including the John A. Moran Eye Center, Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women's Cancers, the Cardiovascular Center, the Clinical Neurosciences Center, and the Utah Diabetes Center.

University of Utah Health is consistently ranked among US News & World Report’s Best Hospitals, has ranked in the nation’s top 10 for quality health care among leading academic medical centers by Vizient Inc.,

Its academic partners at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Health are internationally regarded research and teaching institutions.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, Utah
Year Founded
1965
Website
utah.edu
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