How to hire a senior developer analyst

How to hire a senior developer analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior developer analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior developer analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior developer analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a senior developer analyst, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   A senior developer analyst's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior developer analysts from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents senior developer analyst salaries for various positions.

   Type of Senior Developer Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Developer Analyst	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$35-60
   Analyst Lead	The duties of an analyst lead depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis, coordinating with different departments to gather leads and data, reviewing findings, and producing reports and presentations for the stakeholders and other higher-ranking officials... Show more	$35-58
   Test Analyst	The duties of a test analyst depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. In the information technology setting, a test analyst is responsible for testing computer software or hardware to ensure its quality before being released in the market... Show more	$26-42

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Java
   • C++
   • C #
   • SQL Server
   • Power Bi
   • Data Analysis
   • JavaScript
   • BI
   • Web Services
   • Data Warehouse
   • Visualization
   • Dashboards
   • PL/SQL
   • HTML

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage a small team of developers to create a new suite of mainframe services and batch programs.
   • Maintain, debug, and manage PC base manufacturing/planning/costing systems to ensure accurate forecasting, scheduling, and production planning.
   • Create and maintain application specific user help documentation output in HTML with CSS formatting.
   • Develop multiple PL/SQL packages, procedures, tables, triggers, and Unix shell scripts to support business changes.
   • Develop a data pipeline for data processing using Kafka-Spark API.
   • Involve in creating read only API's application for other applications.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the senior developer analyst job description is a good way to get more applicants. A senior developer analyst salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a senior developer analyst in Kansas may be lower than in New Jersey, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level senior developer analyst. Additionally, a senior developer analyst with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average senior developer analyst salary

   $96,151yearly

   $46.23 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior developer analyst salary

   $73,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average senior developer analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$113,844	$55
   2	New Jersey	$113,771	$55
   3	California	$112,578	$54
   4	Oregon	$107,753	$52
   5	Maryland	$104,019	$50
   6	District of Columbia	$102,165	$49
   7	Pennsylvania	$96,108	$46
   8	Rhode Island	$95,157	$46
   9	Ohio	$93,673	$45
   10	Utah	$91,914	$44
   11	Massachusetts	$91,089	$44
   12	Connecticut	$90,182	$43
   13	North Carolina	$89,156	$43
   14	Virginia	$88,526	$43
   15	Illinois	$87,434	$42
   16	Minnesota	$87,208	$42
   17	Oklahoma	$86,435	$42
   18	Texas	$85,930	$41
   19	Georgia	$85,533	$41
   20	Michigan	$84,950	$41

   Average senior developer analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Baker McKenzie	$148,553	$71.42
   2	First Republic Bank	$139,597	$67.11
   3	Citi	$136,805	$65.77	96
   4	BNY Mellon	$131,228	$63.09	2
   5	Barclays	$130,956	$62.96	1
   6	CME Group	$130,092	$62.54	3
   7	Goldman Sachs	$128,815	$61.93	10
   8	Palo Alto Networks	$127,812	$61.45	6
   9	American Tower	$125,972	$60.56
   10	Santander Bank	$125,803	$60.48
   11	Tesoro	$124,468	$59.84
   12	The Howard Hughes	$124,055	$59.64
   13	Logitech	$121,750	$58.53	1
   14	Portland General Electric	$121,747	$58.53	11
   15	The Williams Companies	$121,511	$58.42	4
   16	Boston Consulting Group	$121,186	$58.26	38
   17	Yahoo	$120,112	$57.75
   18	Cargill	$120,083	$57.73	14
   19	Toll Brothers	$119,615	$57.51	1
   20	Edwards Lifesciences	$119,205	$57.31	3

4. Writing a senior developer analyst job description

   A job description for a senior developer analyst role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a senior developer analyst job description:

   Senior developer analyst job description example

   The Sr. Analyst of Development Strategy and Special Projects will play a key role on USPI's Corporate Development team. The Sr. Analyst will be responsible for supporting the development and continued improvement of the overall M&A strategy process, standards, and performance. The ideal candidate will have experience working with analytical tools with application of strategic and critical thinking skills to synthesize findings and make recommendations. In this role, the Sr. Analyst will have exposure to and experience working with all areas of the M&A business, in addition to working on special projects supporting USPI's key priorities and initiatives and Corporate Development team.
   The Sr. Analyst's essential duties and responsibilities will include the following:
   
   Manage and be subject matter expert on strategic development tools and reporting
   Design and lead process for advanced, dynamic, and automated reporting of critical development metrics
   Collect, analyze, synthesize, and present data and insights
   Conduct market assessments and present findings and recommendations to M&A team and USPI executives
   Facilitate process improvement planning and implementation, developing and refining processes and standards of the Corporate Development team
   Lead project management activities and other special projects supporting USPI's key priorities and initiatives
   Develop executive-level presentations, reports and materials
   
   Required Skills:
   
   Bachelor's Degree from a top-tier university
   2-3 years of work experience in a relevant role; preferred experience in consulting, finance, or corporate development field
   Advanced user of Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
   Strong analytical, process improvement and critical thinking skills
   Must be detail-oriented, have excellent time-management skills and experience in producing professional, high quality work products
   
   Tenet Healthcare complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
   Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right senior developer analyst for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior developer analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit senior developer analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit senior developer analysts, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   If your interviews with senior developer analyst applicants aren't enough to make a decision, you should also consider including a test project. These are often the best, most straightforward, and least bias-prone ways of determining who will likely succeed in the role. If you don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior developer analyst

   Once you've decided on a perfect senior developer analyst candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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