City of Philadelphia

City of Philadelphia

Associate Software Engineer-Applications & Automation

Philadelphia, PA, United States · Exec

Sponsorship not specified$55k-$60kDetected 77 days ago
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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
  • All applications must include a cover letter.
  • Applications without a cover letter will be considered incomplete.
  • The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
  • 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.

Benefits

  • 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,
  • Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race,

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