Senior Application Developer at CityOfNewYork

Seniority in posting: entry

Compensation

$140,000 – $150,000

Setup: On-site
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 29, 2026

Description

The Senior Application Developer will own the technical direction of enterprise applications, lead architectural decisions, mentor development staff, and modernize platforms for DCAS. The role focuses on scalable, secure web applications on Microsoft Azure, enterprise .NET solutions, integrations, CI/CD, testing, performance optimization, production maintenance, and technical documentation. Candidates must be permanent civil-service Computer Specialist (Software) employees or reachable on exam #5056 and meet specified education and software-experience qualifications.

Required Skills

Microsoft Azure
.NET
REST APIs
CI/CD
Unit testing
Architecture

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, supplemented by 24 semester credits in computer science or a related computer field
Required Previous Experiences: Two years of full-time software experience in designing, programming, debugging, maintaining, implementing, and enhancing software applications, systems programming, systems analysis and design, data communication software, or database design and programming
One year as a project leader or major contributor on a complex project
Six years of full-time software experience as described in qualification 1
At least one year of full-time software experience as a project leader or major contributor on a complex project
Translation Company Name: City of New York