Senior Systems Applications Programmer - Public Works

Salary : $129,270.96 - $157,182.48 Annually
Location : San Jose
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202601760
DEPART: Public Works
Opening Date: 09/04/2026
Closing Date: 9/18/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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About the Department
The City of San Jos, the Capital of Silicon Valley, is one of the nation's best managed cities and one of the top cities in which to live, work, and do business. Moreover, San Jos is the center of cultural, government and economic activity for the region. The employees of the City of San Jos have embraced the following values: Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Celebration. The City's Public Works Department is seeking an individual whose values align with the values of the City's employees.

The Department of is responsible for delivering capital improvement projects for a wide variety of City facilities and infrastructure, maintaining City facilities and fleet assets, facilitating and regulating development activities, and providing animal care and services. The Department is committed to high-quality service, partnering with the community, and providing an excellent environment in which to work.

Position Duties
The Department of Public Works is recruiting to fill one (1) full-time Senior Systems Applications Programmer (Sr. SAP) position to develop technology solutions that will maximize the delivery of City products and services.

The total salary range for Senior Systems Application Programmer (Sr. SAP) classification is $129,270.96-$157,182.48.

This salary range(s) includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation. The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidate's qualifications and experience.

The primary focus of this Sr. SAP position is to support the development and maintenance of several in-house hybrid systems hosted across both on-premises and in cloud environments. This is a 100% individual contributor role responsible for developing solutions, resolving technical challenges, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support departmental and citywide operations, ensuring seamless integration across enterprise applications. This position requires five days on-site each week.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develop, test, and deploy fully tested application solutions to production
• Support and maintain existing applications, and train staff on new feature releases
• Administer Geotab GPS tracking hardware and managing the Geotab portal
• Provide customer support, troubleshooting and resolving technical issues for end users
• Identify bugs and enhancement opportunities for inclusion in the product release cycle
• Recommend new software development or third-party solutions as appropriate
• Serve in an on-call rotation as needed
• Author Crystal Reports

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

• Strong programming skills in JavaScript, Python, SQL, HTML, and CSS
• Strong knowledge of relational databases such as Oracle, including development of complex queries
• Solid understanding of front-end and back-end application architecture, with the ability to troubleshoot and debug efficiently across the stack
• Experience designing, developing, and consuming APIs, with working knowledge of HTTP protocols, authentication methods
• Experience with AssetWorks or a comparable enterprise asset management platform, and the ability to quickly learn and apply advanced features with minimal training
• Strong technical documentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Minimum Qualifications
Education: A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, Computer Technology, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics or a closely related field.

Experience: Three (3) years of increasingly progressive experience in computer systems applications programming.

Acceptable Substitution: Additional years of directly related work experience may be substituted for up to a maximum of two (2) years of the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Background Investigation Process: Eligible candidates will complete a Class C Background packet. Upon successful completion and review of the background investigation, the hiring board will make their employment selections. Those selected will move forward in the hiring process.

Required Application Materials

In order to be considered for the position, you must upload a cover letter and resume describing your qualifications and experience related to the Senior Systems Application Programmer (Sr. SAP) position. Your cover letter and resume should include examples demonstrating the depth and relevance of your experience for each of the following areas:

• Application Development: Developing, testing, troubleshooting, and deploying application solutions to production using technologies such as APIs, Python, JSON, HTML, and SQL.
• Technical Support: Providing customer support to end users by troubleshooting and resolving technical issues involving Windows, applications, networks, and printers.
• Telematics: Administering telematics tracking hardware and managing the portal, including configuration, troubleshooting, and related support activities.

Other Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:

Job Expertise: Demonstrate knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices of application management, citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.

Customer Service: Demonstrates the ability to anticipate customers' needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently in a timely, accurate, respectful, and friendly manner.

Problem Solving: Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; determines the significance of the problem or issue; identifies a set of features, parameters, or considerations; collects and analyzes information; uses logic and intuition to arrive at conclusions and recommendations that achieve the desired outcome.

Project Management: Ensures support for projects and implements agency goals and strategic objectives.

Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills: Develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.

Technology Use/Management - Uses efficient and cost-effective approaches to integrate technology into the workplace and improve program effectiveness.

Communication: Communicates and listens effectively and responds in an timely, effective, positive and respectful manner; written reports and correspondence are accurate, complete, current; well-organized, legible, concise, neat, and in proper grammatical form responds to statements and comments of others in a way that reflects understanding of the content and the accompanying emotion; asks clarifying questions to assure understanding of what the speaker intended, ensures consistent communication takes place within area of responsibility.
Selection Process:
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job specific questions. You must answer all questions to be considered or your application maybe deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more in-person interviews.

If you have questions about the duties of these positions, theselectionor hiring processes, please contact Charmaine Guerrero at
Additional Information:

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email and we will research the status of your application.

AI and the Hiring Process

We recognize that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part of daily life and can be a valuable tool for learning, research, and professional growth. We encourage candidates to use AI responsibly as a support in preparing application materials, live assessments, and interviews. However, we value authenticity, accuracy and truthfulness. Application responses and interview answers must reflect your own knowledge, skills, and experiences. While AI can supplement preparation, it cannot replace the originality and judgment we look for in our employees. This ensures fairness, transparency, and equity for all applicants in the hiring process.
The City of San Jose offers a wide range of core health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Disability, and Savings Plans. Please visit the City's for detailed information on coverage, cost, and dependent coverage.

For information on the City's Retirement Plan(pension for full-time employees), please visit the Office of Retirement Services You will be able to view information based on different Sworn/Federated job classification.

In additional to the benefits above, there is an to explore further benefits of working for the City of San Jose like paid leave, educational reimbursements, and holiday pay are specific to the job classification and union membership.
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We recognize that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part of daily life and can be a valuable tool for learning, research, and professional growth. We encourage candidates to use AI responsibly as a support in preparing application materials, live assessments, and interviews. However, we value authenticity, accuracy and truthfulness. Application responses and interview answers must reflect the candidate's own knowledge, skills, and experiences. While AI can supplement preparation, it cannot replace the originality and judgment we look for in our employees. This ensures fairness, transparency, and equity for all applicants in the hiring process.

• Yes, I acknowledge that I have read and understand the above statement regarding the use of AI in the application and interview process.

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What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• High School Diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• College (1 to 29 semester units/ 1 to 44 quarter units)
• College (30 to 59 semester units/ 45 to 89 quarter units)
• College (60 to 89 semester units/ 90 to 134 quarter units)
• College (90 to 119 semester units/ 135 to 179 quarter units)
• College (120 or more semester units/ 180 or more quarter units)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree
• Other
• None of the above

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If you have a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a related field, please state the field of study and the issuing accredited college or university.
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How many years of experience do you have in increasingly progressive experience in computer systems applications programming?

• Less than 3 years
• 3 years or more

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An acceptable education substitution for the Senior Systems Applications Programmer position is additional years of directly related work experience may be substituted for up to a maximum of two years of the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis. Please describe your experience in the area above.
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Select the technical areas below in which you have proficiency. Check all that apply or None if you do not have proficiency in any areas listed. Proficiency means that you have prior experience with these technologies in a professional setting and advanced skill level.

• Programming: JavaScript or PL/SQL, API calls
• Querying / Scripting: SQL, Python, Batch
• Databases: Oracle
• SaaS Platforms: AssetWorks, GeoTab
• I do not have proficiency in any of the areas listed.

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In order to be considered for the position, you must upload a cover letter and resume describing your qualifications and experience related to the Senior Systems Application Programmer (Sr. SAP) position. Your cover letter and resume should include examples demonstrating the depth and relevance of your experience for each of the following areas: Application Development: Developing, testing, troubleshooting, and deploying application solutions to production using technologies such as APIs, Python, JSON, HTML, and SQL. Technical Support: Providing customer support to end users by troubleshooting and resolving technical issues involving Windows, applications, networks, and printers. Telematics: Administering telematics tracking hardware and managing the portal, including configuration, troubleshooting, and related support activities. Have you uploaded a resume and cover letter?

• Yes
• No

Required Question