City of Philadelphia
Associate Software Engineer-Applications & Automation
Philadelphia, PA, United States · Exec
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About the role
- The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is the central IT agency for the City of Philadelphia headed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
- The Associate Software Engineer works collaboratively with senior engineers while also responding to a mix of planned development work and operational or ad-hoc requests that arise in a live production environment.
- Work is performed onsite and requires flexibility, curiosity, and a strong sense of ownership.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
- Ability to work with operational and production systems while following change and review procedures
- The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Nice to have
- Recent graduates in IT, Computer Science, or related fields
- Military veterans with technical or IT-related experience
- Hands-on experience through coursework, labs, internships, or professional roles involving:
- Application development or scripting
- Workflow automation or internal tools
- Backend or service-oriented development
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Compensation
- $55,000-$60,000
- Salary cannot exceed $60,000
Benefits
- We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer: 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
- We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
- Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
- Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- Generous retirement savings options are available
- 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.
Equal opportunity
- The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race,
This listing is sourced directly from City of Philadelphia's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.