City of Philadelphia
Principal Software Engineer
Philadelphia, PA, United States · Principal
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Level III starts at $135,824 — $20,824 above the bottom of this range, and above its posted ceiling.
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About the role
- With a workforce of over 25,000 people, and opportunities in more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the United States and one of the largest employers in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
- As an employer, the City of Philadelphia operates through the guiding principles of service, integrity, respect, accountability, collaboration, diversity and inclusion.
- The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is the central IT agency for the City of Philadelphia headed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain services, integrations, and APIs that connect Revenue IT systems with other City applications and data sources.
- Write and optimize SQL for reporting, data migration, and application features across SQL Server/Oracle/PostgreSQL environments.
- Participating in agile ceremonies; scope work with product and business partners; turn evolving requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Support production systems-triaging incidents, debugging complex issues, and implementing fixes and follow‑ups.
- Document designs, decisions, and runbooks for maintainability and knowledge sharing.
- Experience in Web or software development, or design a plus
- Experience providing technical support to a wide variety of applications a plus
Requirements
- The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a technical role
Compensation
- $115,000-$123,687
- Salary cannot exceed $123,687
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.