Job Description

Salary: $148,118.88 - 180,463.92 per year Requirements:

• We require a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field, plus four years of progressively responsible professional or journey-level experience.
• At least two of those years must include lead technical work in the development, implementation, and maintenance of electronic business systems or solutions, or in application development and support.
• We may accept additional directly related experience in place of up to two years of education on a year-for-year basis.
• A masters degree in a relevant field may substitute for one year of the required lead technical experience.
• We may require a valid State of California drivers license.
• We are looking for strong expertise in front-end testing, code quality standards, automated testing, code reviews, and collaboration with QA.
• We value experience creating and maintaining technical documentation for application architecture and API integrations.
• We prefer hands-on experience building responsive web and mobile applications with React frameworks.
• We seek experience integrating RESTful and event-driven APIs and implementing secure, scalable front-end architectures using OAuth2, JWT, and CORS.
• We look for proven leadership, project management, planning, problem-solving, analytical thinking, teamwork, and communication skills.

• We lead the architecture, design, and development of the San Jose 311 web and mobile applications.
• We establish and uphold front-end architecture, coding standards, and development best practices to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions.
• We evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to improve performance, security, and development efficiency.
• We participate across the full software development lifecycle, including solution design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing enhancement.
• We troubleshoot and resolve front-end issues through root cause analysis, performance tuning, and secure coding practices.
• We maintain React applications by managing upgrades, security patches, deployments, and adherence to quality standards.
• We improve application reliability and responsiveness through monitoring, secure API integrations, resilient error handling, and comprehensive testing.
• We collaborate with architects to align with enterprise standards and assess AI-enabled capabilities and other emerging technologies.
• We define and enforce unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies to ensure dependable application delivery.
• We set code quality expectations through code reviews, test coverage, and partnership with QA to identify and fix defects.
• We produce and maintain technical documentation covering architecture, API integrations, and development standards.
• We build and sustain strategic relationships with vendors and City departments to support dependable digital services and technology initiatives.
• We work closely with business and technical partners to strengthen service delivery, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
• We foster cross-functional collaboration to drive continuous improvement, innovation, and successful technology outcomes.

• AI
• API
• Support
• JWT
• Mobile
• React
• Security
• Web
• Frontend
• HTML5
• JavaScript
• TypeScript

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We are the City of San Jose, a diverse and inclusive organization of more than 7,000 employees serving about 1 million residents and 80,000 businesses in the heart of Silicon Valley. Our Information Technology Department advances our mission through innovation, collaboration, and engagement, supporting business systems, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data management, responsible AI use, and resident-facing digital services such as San Jose 311. This is a full-time, flexible hybrid role in San Jose with a salary range of $148,118.88 to $180,463.92 annually, including an approximate 5% ongoing non-pensionable compensation pay. We offer a broad benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, life insurance, disability, savings plans, retirement benefits, and additional job-specific perks such as paid leave, educational reimbursement, and holiday pay. We are committed to equity, inclusion, work-life alignment, and a culture of growth, and we encourage authentic, responsible use of AI during the hiring process.

last updated 33 week of 2026

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