About the Department
The City of San Jos innovates to provide exceptional civic services using advanced technologies to help our community thrive.
As one of the largest cities in the nation, the City manages a large set of services and assets and operates on a budget of $5.9 billion, with approximately 7,000 employees, serving about 1 million residents and 80,000 businesses in the heart of Silicon Valley.
The Information Technology Department's (ITD) mission is to enrich the quality of life in San Jos through innovation, collaboration, and engagement. ITD enables that mission through business and infrastructure systems, cybersecurity, data management and analysis, responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), productivity and collaboration tools, the San Jos 311 resident experience platform, data equity and privacy programs, and strategic planning. San Jos is powered by truly great people, a robust technology environment, and a strong sense of purpose.
Position Duties
The Development Services Solutions team is responsible for several Off-The-Shelf (OTS) and custom systems and applications that support daily operations in the Planning, Building, Code Enforcement Department and the Development Services process at the City of San Jos.
The Information Technology Department's Development Services Solutions team is seeking a qualified candidate for the Senior Applications Developer position to support the development and maintenance of the below systems and applications as well as to assist with emerging needs around data analysis, data extraction, data mapping, and reporting functions.
The Development Services current technology portfolio includes:
- Permitting and Compliance (Granicus AMANDA)
- Public Portal
- Business Intelligence (Crystal Reports, Yellowfin Analytics and Reports, and Power BI)
- Electronic Plan Review
- Digital Inspections
- Inspection Scheduling and Capacity Management
- Collaboration (SharePoint)
- Enterprise Content Management (Custom and SharePoint)
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Developing new or customizing existing systems and applications using, Angular/React, Spring Boot, Java, Jax-RS, PL/SQL, SQL, JavaScript, and/or HTML/CSS using development practices.
- Documenting defects and feature enhancements.
- Gathering reporting requirements, conducting data analysis and creating reports using Yellowfin, Crystal Reports and Power BI.
- Maintaining and upgrading existing systems and applications.
- Providing end-user training and support.
- Preparing and updating end-user and technical documentation.
- Mentoring team members and reviewing code.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Management Systems or a closely related field.
Experience: Three (3) years of increasingly progressive experience in computer systems applications programming.
Acceptable Substitutions
Additional years of directly related work experience may be substituted for up to a maximum of two years of the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Other Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:
Job Expertise
Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations. The ideal candidate should have technical experience in one or more areas:
Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job-specific questions. You must answer all questions to be considered, or your application may be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.
Additional Information
Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.