AI Developer

About the role

This role sits within the Data & AI (DAI) team and serves as the City's hands-on builder of AI agents, bots, and automations that help departments work more efficiently. The AI Developer partners closely with the DAI team's analysts, the Business Strategy & Performance (BSP) team, and Information Technology Solutions (ITS) AI architecture team, turning departmental process challenges into practical automated solutions using tools such as Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry. With 28 departments seeking AI-enabled solutions, the ideal candidate is a builder who works well with ambiguity and imperfect data, is eager to grow their own skills alongside a young and fast-moving AI program, and is committed to growing the skills of the workforce the City already has.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with course work in Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Public Administration, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field
• Four (4) years of experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building bots, automations, or AI agents (e.g., Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Microsoft Foundry, or RPA tools) that have solved a real business problem, even outside a formal "AI Developer" title
• Proficiency with data and scripting tools (e.g., Python, SQL, Power BI) and comfort working with decentralized or imperfect data sources, such as departmental datamarts, rather than a single unified warehouse
• Demonstrated ability, or strong potential, to translate a manual or repetitive process into a working automation and explain its value (time saved, cost avoided, capacity gained) to non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Designs and builds AI agents, bots, and process automations in partnership with departments and the DAI and BSP teams
• Works directly with departments across the City to identify manual or resource-intensive processes and assess which are strong candidates for automation
• Partners with ITS's AI architecture team to ensure solutions align with citywide AI governance, security, and platform standards, and to deploy and support AI agents once built
• Builds and maintains AI bots and process automations using the City's existing internal data sources, adapting to a decentralized data environment while flagging opportunities for improvement
• Maintains a running record of completed work and outcomes, reporting progress and impact to division leadership on a regular basis
• Identifies where automation can help departments absorb growing workload without adding headcount and communicates those opportunities clearly
• Documents completed work and technical approaches so solutions can be reused or adapted across departments and teams
• Works independently to research, test, and responsibly implement new AI tools and approaches, exercising sound judgment and escalating governance, data, or security questions to leadership as needed

Work Sample Requirement

As part of the interview process, candidates must present an AI product, agent, or bot they have personally built, such as a live demo, recorded walkthrough, or portfolio/code sample. Candidates unable to demonstrate hands-on work they have built will not move forward in the process.

Pay

$49.30 - $55.73/hr. | $102,539 - $115,914 annual compensation

Schedule

Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits

• 11 Paid Holidays
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Pension Plan
• Professional Development Opportunities

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, and repetitive motions. Sedentary Work — Depending on assignment, position in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting more of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Background Check Requirements

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.

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