Job Description: The Software Developer will work with City software developers to build and test software related to MyCity and NYC Opportunity’s portfolio of Workforce products and services . Work will be done in agile sprints, with work being assigned from a prioritized backlog. All developers will conduct code reviews, and have their code reviewed. All code should be tested where appropriate, as agreed with the City engineering leads.
TASKS:
- Write software, assigned from a prioritized backlog, in line with NYC Opportunity’s development practices and styles and eventually those of MyCity.
- Write unit tests and conduct functional testing as agreed with the City Engineering leads.
- If necessary, learn new programming languages or frameworks, with help from City Engineering leads, in order to complete software development and testing tasks.
- Attend, participate, and assist in architecture, approach, and r technical strategies as appropriate and requested by City Engineering leads.
- Attend all mandatory agile ceremonies, such as standup, pointing, retro, show & tell, etc.
- Communicate technical decisions, needs, and priorities to engineers, product managers, and designers as part of a user-centered agile product delivery team
- Assist in scoping and leading the technical transition of content management systems
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 8 years of experience writing software in the technologies listed below, specific to the solicited role (other technologies listed for context)
- Experience working with Git based workflows
- Experience working in story-based workflows, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Trello, or other story or kanban style workflow
- Experience creating technical design or implementation planning documents
Technologies:
- SQL
- JavaScript
- CSS
- NPM
- Git based version control
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- Strong front end engineering experience
- Experience building and/or architecting large complex systems
- Strong Communications skills
- Experience translating business or product needs into technical requirements
- Experience deciding which technologies to use based on team priorities
- Experience integrating design system libraries
Programming languages/frameworks: