Web Designer/Developer

$58,500 - $84,240/Yr

Maricopa County - Youngtown, AZ

Full-time - Entry Level

Youngtown, AZ

10,001+ employees

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

Are you interested in helping the over 4 million residents of Maricopa County at no cost to them? Do you enjoy building custom software to meet the exact needs of an organization, streamlining staff processes? Does contributing to open source software so that others can reuse and improve your work sound exciting? Working as a Web Designer/Developer at the Maricopa County Library District connects you directly to customers in Maricopa County as well as our exemplary staff to help, educate, entertain, and delight. Help us build the next generation of library Web site and continue to improve our award-winning summer reading software. At the Maricopa County Library District, we are continuously working to support the changing needs of our diverse and connected community for all of Maricopa County. Our mission is to provide access to technology, digital services, and information to improve the quality of life for our residents. Choose a job with purpose. Choose a job with the Maricopa County Library District. Proud to Offer work with a greater purpose, tuition reimbursement, exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options, opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County, low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents, paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave, extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts, and employee discounts for goods and services. Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System, which includes a 100% employer match on Day 1.

Responsibilities

• Write C# ASP.NET code implementing features in content management and summer reading software.
• Test and perform code reviews on code written by other developers.
• Plan implementation of features and fixes to find a clean approach fitting with the existing project design.
• Migrate existing applications/services created in older technologies to our new and current stack.
• Discuss with the development team when encountering technical debt or multiple approaches to solve a problem with no obvious best solution.
• Ensure Web pages are accessible to all customers.
• Demonstrate superb customer service and communication skills with internal and external customers.
• Provide feedback for continuous improvement on process, approach, architecture, and code.

Requirements

• Two years of programming, Web design or related experience.
• Experience with the Microsoft Web technology stack (C#, ASP.NET, Entity Framework).
• Experience with front-end JavaScript/ECMAScript and CSS, including toolkits (jQuery, Bootstrap).
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis.

Nice-to-haves

• A positive mental attitude, addressing challenges with enthusiasm, confidence, and determination.
• Experience with Git and familiarity with revision control concepts (via GitHub, Azure DevOps, GitLab).
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and relational database concepts (N+1 queries, SQL injection).
• Familiarity with containerization and blue-green deployment approaches (Linux, Docker, haproxy, Kubernetes).
• Passion for the craft of software development and motivation to stay abreast of Web standards and technologies.
• The ability to take and integrate constructive feedback into their process and development approach.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
• Employee discounts for goods and services
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System with a 100% employer match on Day 1