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Turn Great Ideas into Better City Services.

Design technology that makes a difference. Build innovative software solutions that improve City services and enhance the daily lives of the Greensboro community.

Compensation and Benefits:

Estimated Hiring Salary Range: $79,494.00 - $104,597.00   Full Salary Range: $79,494.00 - $142,252.00 Annually

Benefits: 

The City of Greensboro offers an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being.

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Work Schedule: 

Generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility. 
Some weekend work is required for production deployments. 
This is a remote/telecommuting position; however, the selected candidate will be expected to work onsite during the onboarding period and attend periodic onsite meetings as needed.

The City of Greensboro is seeking an innovative, collaborative, and customer-focused Software Engineer to join our Technology team. This position is responsible for designing, developing, testing, implementing, and supporting enterprise software solutions that power critical City operations and improve service delivery for employees and residents.

Whether you're developing new applications, modernizing legacy systems, or leveraging AI-assisted development tools to build smarter solutions, you'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that directly impact one of North Carolina's largest municipalities.

The City's Technology team develops and supports enterprise applications that enable departments to deliver efficient, reliable, and innovative public services. Working collaboratively across the organization, our technology professionals create secure, scalable, and user-centered solutions that improve business processes, support data-driven decision-making, and advance the City's commitment to innovation and operational excellence.

We foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, creativity, and professional growth where new ideas are encouraged, and technology is used to solve real-world challenges.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• Build technology that matters by creating solutions that support essential City services.
• Work with modern development tools and AI-assisted technologies to improve productivity and software quality.
• Collaborate with talented professionals across multiple departments and disciplines.
• Develop your career through technical training, certifications, conferences, and leadership opportunities.
• Work on diverse projects ranging from enterprise applications to system modernization initiatives.
• Enjoy excellent benefits, competitive retirement plans, paid leave, wellness programs, and work-life balance..

About the Role:

The Software Engineer designs, develops, tests, implements, and maintains enterprise software applications while supporting and enhancing the City's portfolio of custom-developed business systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain enterprise software applications.
• Enhance and modernize legacy applications while supporting ongoing business operations.
• Write clean, secure, scalable, and maintainable code using multiple programming languages and development frameworks.
• Develop automated tests while performing manual testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and application optimization.
• Collaborate with business users, project teams, analysts, and technical staff to gather requirements and deliver software solutions.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools and modern software engineering practices to improve code quality, automate repetitive tasks, and accelerate software delivery.
• Support application integrations, system enhancements, and software deployments.
• Monitor application performance and resolve technical issues while maintaining system reliability and security.
• Document software designs, technical specifications, and development standards.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen development practices and application quality.

Additional Position Details

• This position works in a collaborative professional technology environment supporting enterprise applications across multiple City departments.
• Successful candidates will demonstrate initiative, adaptability, creativity, and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service through technology.
• Position requires the ability to prioritize multiple assignments while maintaining attention to detail and delivering high-quality solutions.
• This position is Exempt and is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Potential Career Path:

The City of Greensboro believes in investing in technology professionals through continuous learning, technical advancement, and leadership development.

Software Engineer -- Applications Development Manager --  Information Technology Sr. Manager -- Information Technology Director

Employees are encouraged to pursue advanced certifications, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, AI technologies, software architecture, and project management to expand their careers.

Join Our Team!

If you're passionate about software development, emerging technologies, and building innovative solutions that improve public services, we encourage you to apply for the Software Engineer position with the City of Greensboro.

Bring your ideas. Build technology that serves thousands of residents. Grow your career with a team that's shaping the future of local government technology.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher
• 4+ years of experience developing software using most of these technologies: C#, VB.NET, T-SQL, GIT, HTML5 & CSS, JSON, XML, JavaScript, JQuery, and Bootstrap 
  • Or Associate's Degree with 6+ years of experience developing software using most of these technologies: C#, VB.NET, T-SQL, GIT, HTML5 & CSS, JSON, XML, JavaScript, JQuery, and Bootstrap 
  • No College Degree, plus 8+ years of experience 
• Working knowledge/experience of object-oriented programming and object-oriented design principles.
• Working knowledge/experience of software development best practices, secure coding principles, software design patterns, and version control. 
• Experience developing or consuming RESTful APIs and integrating enterprise applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading software development projects from design through deployment.
• Experience conducting architecture reviews and recommending technical solutions.
• Experience estimating effort, planning releases, and coordinating work across technical teams
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted software development tools to improve developer productivity, code quality, testing, and documentation is preferred.