1000000878.SOFTWARE ENGINEER I.INFO TECH - OPERATIONS
Dallas County19 days ago
Dallas, TX, USAEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Implement features, user stories, and bug fixes under senior engineer guidance.
- Develop and maintain user interfaces, APIs, and backend logic.
- Write clean, documented code and participate in peer code reviews.
- Perform unit and integration testing and apply test-driven development where applicable.
- Support version control, build, deployment, and CI/CD processes.
- Troubleshoot technical issues, track defects, and document solutions.
- Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, demos, retrospectives, backlog refinement, design reviews, and pair programming.
- Collaborate with product owners, designers, QA analysts, operations, infrastructure, data, help desk, support, and release teams.
- Contribute to task estimation, technical documentation, system flow diagrams, user demos, and product walkthroughs.
- Communicate status, estimates, blockers, technical challenges, and requirements clearly to teammates and stakeholders.
- Follow County development standards, accessibility guidelines, security policies, and documentation requirements.
- Support digital transformation and modernization efforts for County services.
Requirements
- Education and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is required.
- Three years of work-related software development experience is required.
- Knowledge of one or more programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, Java, or C# is required.
- Knowledge of Git, software testing practices, APIs, databases, frontend or backend frameworks, SQL, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture is required.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud is required.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, collaboration, adaptability, attention to detail, and quality-focused skills are required.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, AWS Developer Associate, or similar cloud certification is preferred.
- Certified Scrum Developer or equivalent Agile certification is preferred.
- A valid Texas driver's license and good driving record are required, including submission of a 10-year driving history.
- Applicants may need to pass and maintain eligibility for a national fingerprint-based records check when accessing criminal justice databases.
Benefits
- Standard office environment.
- Occasional travel to County sites and industry conferences.
- The position requires maintaining a valid Texas driver's license and good driving record.
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About Dallas County
Dallas County is the county government for the Dallas, Texas area, delivering public services to more than two million residents across 30 municipalities. Its departments run public and mental health programs, courts and juvenile justice, property recording, and the issuance of marriage, vehicle, and other licenses, funded by county tax revenues and fees. Founded in 1846 and headquartered in Dallas, it is the second most populous county in Texas.