Company Description
A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia offers boundless opportunities to make an impact.
As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.
What we offer
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Impact - The work you do here matters to millions.
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Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it?
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Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs.
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Benefits - We care about your well-being.
Agency Description
About the CAO
The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) works with City departments to transform service delivery, provide people-centered solutions, and strengthen administrative functions to better serve Philadelphia residents and employees. The CAO oversees seven City departments and offices: the Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT), Records, Procurement, the Office of Administrative Review (OAR), Strategic Direction and Transformation (SD&T), Service Design Studio (SDS), and the Office of Talent & Employee Success (OTES).
About the Resident Service Delivery Initiative (RSDI)
On Inauguration Day, Mayor Parker signed Executive Order 2-24, launching the Resident Service Delivery Initiative (RSDI), a long-term initiative to improve resident-focused services with goal of “tangible local government that [residents] can see, touch and feel – government that is visible, responsive and effective.” In this context, a service includes one or more interactions between a resident and the City, resulting in an outcome for the resident. The Office of the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) is collaborating with the Mayor’s Office of Policy Planning & Delivery (OPPD) and the Managing Director’s Office (MDO) to achieve the goals of this Executive Order by implementing cohorts of service improvement projects at set intervals.
Job Description
Position Summary
As a Software Engineer, you’ll be in a dual reporting role to the Chief Administrative Office as well as the Software Engineering group at the Office of Innovation & Technology. You will be joining the City’s internal development shop and work on critical business and resident-facing applications. You’ll work alongside UX professionals, content strategists and other members of the Digital Services team. You and your fellow software engineers implement City standards such as ui.phila.gov and login.phila.gov on each application we build. You’ll be primarily responsible for building out APIs and UIs using our core technologies (.NET Core and Vue.js), following well-documented City standards. You’ll get to work alongside stakeholders in a variety of different departments as you help design solutions – both from a technological and a process perspective.
Essential Functions
Full-Stack Development: This role is primarily a full-stack role, with the opportunity to work across the stack to fill in gaps.
Collaboration: Collaborate with other team members to design and develop new features and APIs for phila.gov.
UI Development: Engage in UI development.
Code Review: Review the code of other team members in our Git flow process.
Unit Testing: Write unit tests for the developed features.
Monitoring: Monitor the features you’ve launched.
Platform Support: Support the platform you and others have contributed to.
Stakeholder Engagement: Work with stakeholders at OIT and other departments as part of our agile software development process.
Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
API Design and Implementation: Experience writing and designing APIs to be used with modern JavaScript/mobile clients. You should have an opinion on API interfaces and know how to implement them.
Programming Languages: Experience with .NET Core (3.X or greater). Experience in Java/Spring Boot is also acceptable.
Source Control Tools: Deep experience working alongside other developers using source control tools like Git & GitHub.
Front-End Development: Experience with Vue.js is a plus; most of our front-end development is in Vue. Alternatively, you can demonstrate experience in React/Angular.
Learning Attitude: You love to learn and are proud of your Google-fu when encountered with obscure error messages.
Project Management: Ability to see projects holistically and identify – and break through – roadblocks. You should feel a sense of ownership in the projects you’re working on.
Problem-Solving: Ability to take unclear/incomplete requirements and ask the right questions to develop solutions.
Testing: Belief that unless your code is tested, it doesn’t count.
Cloud Deployment: Have experience deploying – and supporting – containerized applications on AWS.
Technical Documentation: Can demonstrate your background writing clear technical documentation for other engineers.
Code Reviews: Have strong opinions on the right way to do things – but an openness to change your mind as you encounter new information – and share these in your code reviews.
Qualifications
We care more about what you can do than where you learned how to do it. That said, completion of a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university with major course work in Computer Science, a related engineering field, or equivalent experience is a good foundation for the work. Boot camps or alternative pathways are okay as well.
At least 5 years of experience developing modern web applications in a production environment.
Additional Information
TO APPLY: Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume.
Salary Range: $90,000-100,000
Discover the Perks of Being a City of Philadelphia Employee:
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Transportation: City employees get unlimited FREE public transportation all year long through SEPTA’s Key Advantage program. Employees can ride on SEPTA buses, subways, trolleys, and regional rail for their daily commute and more.
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Parental Benefits: The City offers its employees 6 weeks of paid parental leave.
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We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
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Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
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Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
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Generous retirement savings options are available
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Pay off your student loans faster - As a qualifying employer, City of Philadelphia employees are eligible to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Join the ranks of hundreds of employees who have already benefited from this program and achieved student loan forgiveness.
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Unlock Tuition Discounts and Scholarships - The City of Philadelphia has forged partnerships with over a dozen esteemed colleges and universities in the area, ensuring that our employees have access to a wide range of tuition discounts and scholarships. Experience savings of 10% to 40% on your educational expenses, extending not only to City employees but in some cases, spouse and dependents too!
Join the City of Philadelphia team today and seize these incredible benefits designed to enhance your financial well-being and personal growth!
- The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.
The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to faqpchr@phila.gov.
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