TEMP - Senior Applications Programmer

Summary

Responsible for developing, reviewing, testing, documenting, and maintaining internally developed City applications, with an emphasis on AI-assisted software development. Independently evaluates and modifies AI-generated and staff written code to produce secure, reliable, and supportable applications. Provides hands-on programming and technical guidance from business requirements through production readiness and ongoing application maintenance.

Pay Range: $80,000 - 107,142.68 (Depending on qualifications and experience)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1)       Work with City departments to define business requirements, workflows, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications for internally developed applications.

2)       Design, write, and modify application code using established programming practices and approved AI development tools. Apply independent technical judgment to all generated code.

3)       Review AI-generated and staff written code for correctness, security, performance, maintainability, and compliance with City standards. Correct defects and restructure code before release.

4)       Develop and execute functional, integration, regression, and automated tests. Verify access controls, input validation, error handling, and performance; resolve defects and support user acceptance testing.

5)       Evaluate prototypes and proposed solutions for architecture, dependencies, licensing, integration, and long-term support needs. Recommend improvements and identify barriers to production use.

6)       Maintain source control, code review records, and technical documentation, including architecture, dependencies, configuration, deployment, rollback, and troubleshooting instructions. Cross train support staff.

7)       Develop and maintain databases, queries, stored procedures, and APIs using secure practices for data access, authentication, authorization, and protection of sensitive information.

8)       Prepare tested release packages and coordinate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application support staff on deployment, logging, monitoring, recovery, and support handoff under City change procedures.

9)       Troubleshoot application issues, correct code defects, update application dependencies, and maintain compatibility with supported platforms. Coordinate infrastructure and platform updates with responsible teams.

10)    Communicate project status, risks, and priorities; follow approved scope and schedules. Guide staff using AI development tools and protect City information in accordance with City policies.

11)    Participate in on-call and after-hours support as required, providing programming expertise for application incidents and coordinated recovery.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• 5 years of hands-on application programming experience, including code review, debugging, database integration, testing, and maintenance

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Preferred Qualifications

Education/ Experience:     

• Experience developing and supporting business applications using C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, JavaScript, HTML, Python and CSS
• Experience reviewing and improving AI-generated code, moving prototypes into production, and using Git, automated testing, and deployment pipelines

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities        

• Skill in independently reading, writing, debugging, and improving application code, including code produced by AI tools
• Knowledge of secure software development, application architecture, relational databases, APIs, and identity integration
• Skill in source control, code reviews, testing, dependency management, release preparation, and technical documentation
• Ability to translate business needs into maintainable solutions, explain technical risks, and transfer application knowledge to support staff

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Class C Texas driver's license

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The incumbent works in a typical office environment; occasional exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards.