Senior Application Developer at City of New York
New York City, NY
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Jul 22, 2026
New York City, NY
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level developer role within New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services, focused on leading the design and modernization of enterprise web applications built on Microsoft Azure and .NET. The position involves setting architectural direction, establishing coding standards, mentoring junior developers, building API integrations, and managing CI/CD pipelines, while also supporting critical citywide systems and collaborating with non-technical stakeholders on requirements.
Senior level · 2+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,850 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,900–5,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
This is a NYC civil service position. Only permanent employees in the civil service title of Computer Specialist (Software), or candidates reachable on exam #5056, are eligible to apply — a significant eligibility gate not captured in the skills list.
The formal minimum qualification requires a bachelor's degree plus 2 years of software experience (or 6 years without a degree), including 1 year in a project leader or major contributor capacity. Because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
No compensation figures are published in the posting.
The posting names Azure and .NET as the core technology stack with firm language ('design and implement… on the Microsoft Azure technology stack', 'own the technical direction of enterprise .NET solutions'). REST APIs and CI/CD pipelines are also explicitly required responsibilities. SQL/database skills are implied by references to database design and programming in the civil service qualification language but are not explicitly named as a technology requirement in the role description itself, so they are marked preferred.
The role involves mentoring junior/mid-level developers and leading architectural reviews, consistent with a Senior-level individual contributor classification.
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