App Developer

Reports to: IT Manager III – Application Development

Salary: $80,476‑96,960 | Pay Grade: 505 | Duty Days: 239 | FLSA Status: Exempt | PC#: 23223

Position Purpose

Develops and deploys complex data‑driven web applications. Works within a scrum team to bring designs and ideas to life for new or improved web applications. Works with clients, product managers, architects, software engineers, and cross‑functional teams to develop, test, and implement impactful solutions.

Essential Job Functions

• Crafts a seamless app journey, from backend logic to polished frontend.
• Contributes to code development in projects and services.
• Troubleshoots, analyzes, and corrects existing software application problems.
• Develops system test criteria cooperatively with other programmers and user departments.
• Transitions code to Quality Assurance (QA) and collaborates with QA team to resolve code bugs.
• Collaborates with programmers to ensure compatibility and interoperation with other subsystems.
• Participates in the product development process to ensure the best solution is deployed.
• Develops scalable and reliable systems capable of processing terabytes of data per hour.
• Optimizes data processing, storage, and retrieval systems to handle large amounts of data efficiently and cost‑effectively.
• Assists data analysts to locate, extract, combine, transform, and process large data sets.
• Develops metrics, investigates data, and identifies trends to make informed decisions.
• Prototypes, evaluates, and iterates on software solutions to hard problems.
• Scales data pipelines from internal and external data sources to support new product launches and drive data quality across data products.
• Builds automation and monitoring frameworks.
• Researches, tests, and implements modern app development technologies.
• Participates in development of initial architectural schemes.

Safety

• Performs preventive maintenance on tools and equipment and ensures equipment is in safe operating condition.
• Follows established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting and climbing; operates tools and equipment according to established safety procedures.
• Corrects unsafe conditions in work area and promptly reports any conditions that are not immediately correctable to supervisor.

Personal Work Relationships

• All Fort Worth ISD employees must maintain a commitment to the District’s mission, vision, and strategic goals.
• Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct and work ethic.
• Demonstrates high‑quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with the consumer.
• Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co‑workers; communicates and acts as a team player; promotes teamwork; responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.

Other Duties

Performs all job‑related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies and regulations. All employees are expected to comply with lawful directives in rare situations driven by need where a team effort is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education, as well as District policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of full‑stack engineering, displaying both backend mastery and frontend finesse.
• Knowledge of web protocols and programming requirements including modern client‑side programming technology and web programming standards for client‑side development.
• Knowledge of software engineering, best practices, and industry standards.
• Skill in troubleshooting difficult issues that may require extensive research, considering hardware, software, network, security, and programming aspects.
• Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to develop software code efficiently using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
• Ability to utilize front‑end, scripting, and back‑end technologies.
• Ability to work effectively in collaborative teams, including teams from other departments.
• Ability to use and understand data processing flowcharting techniques.
• Ability to analyze and interpret technical data, summarizing for technical and non‑technical employees and senior management.
• Ability to engage in self‑evaluation regarding performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative