Applications Developer

City of Seattle•Seattle, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The City of Seattle is hiring an Applications Developer (IT Professional B, BU) in Seattle Information Technology’s Business Solutions Division. The role builds and supports Power Platform solutions for City departments, delivering technology for initiatives that affect Seattle residents. The developer designs, develops, deploys, and maintains applications and portals using a combination of low-code and high-code technologies. The role works closely with business systems analysts, City stakeholders, client department customers, end users, and other application developers. It also supports existing applications, resolves incidents, helps ensure accessibility and compliance, and participates in the full software development lifecycle. The position offers a hybrid work schedule with a current minimum requirement of three days onsite per week. Schedules depend on operational needs and agreement with the supervisor, and the onsite requirement may change at the mayor’s discretion.

Requirements

At least 3 years of hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying solutions using Microsoft Power Pages, including public and private portals, basic and advanced forms, Liquid/JavaScript/CSS customization, and portal security management.
At least 3 years of experience developing with C# or another comparable high-code language.
In-depth knowledge of plugin and Web Resources development for customizing Dataverse applications.
Experience with Dataverse, Model-driven Apps, Power Automate, and related Power Platform technologies.
Understanding of Dataverse application architecture and design, including table-, row-, and field-level security, managed and unmanaged solutions, and environment strategy.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience building and deploying Azure Functions.
Experience working in agile or hybrid project environments.
Familiarity with source control tools such as Azure DevOps and with CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with Power BI.
Experience with CoPilot Studio.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain Power Pages web portals in collaboration with business analysts, City stakeholders, and end users.
Design and develop high-code and low-code solutions that meet client department customer needs.
Support existing Power Platform applications and assess, fix, and resolve performance, access, accuracy, and other issues.
Use Power Pages, Model-driven and Dynamics 365 apps, Power Automate flows and classic workflows, HTML/JavaScript Web Resources, C# plugins and integrations, and Azure Functions as applicable.
Champion portal accessibility, responsive design, and public sector compliance best practices.
Conduct technical analysis, identify solution options, and estimate work effort.
Collaborate to build, test, deploy, and maintain Power Platform applications using standard software development lifecycle processes.
Break complex initiatives into work packages, estimate time and effort, develop project schedules, and track progress through completion.
Organize and facilitate information gathering, reviews, planning sessions, and other team activities, and ensure follow-up and alignment on next steps.
Participate in solution reviews and coach and mentor peers in areas of expertise.
Prioritize multiple tasks to provide effective service to client department customers.
Work with business systems analysts and client department customers to define and document application requirements.
Assess and respond to support incidents and events professionally, analytically, and with attention to detail.
Perform system maintenance and deployment activities outside business hours when needed.
Perform other duties commensurate with an IT Professional B level.