Senior AI-Powered Applications Engineer

City of Garland; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Garland is seeking an experienced software developer to design, code, and maintain internally developed City applications with an emphasis on AI-assisted software development.

You will review AI-generated and staff-written code for security, performance, and reliability, and you will participate in testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of enterprise applications. The role requires collaboration with City departments and adherence to City standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5 years of hands-on application programming experience, including code review, debugging, database integration, testing, and maintenance.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Define business requirements, workflows, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications for internally developed applications.
• Design, write, and modify application code using established programming practices and AI development tools; apply independent technical judgment.
• Review AI-generated and staff written code for correctness, security, performance, maintainability, and compliance with City standards.
• Develop and execute functional, integration, regression, and automated tests; verify access controls, input validation, error handling, and performance.
• Evaluate prototypes and proposed solutions for architecture, dependencies, licensing, integration, and long-term support needs; recommend improvements.
• Maintain source control, code review records, and technical documentation, including architecture, dependencies, configuration, deployment, rollback, and troubleshooting instructions.
• Develop and maintain databases, queries, stored procedures, and APIs using secure practices for data access, authentication, authorization, and protection of sensitive information.
• Prepare tested release packages and coordinate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application support staff on deployment, logging, monitoring, recovery, and support handoff under City change procedures.
• Troubleshoot application issues, correct code defects, update application dependencies, and maintain compatibility with supported platforms; coordinate infrastructure and platform updates with responsible teams.
• Communicate project status, risks, and priorities; follow approved scope and schedules; guide staff using AI development tools and protect City information.
• Participate in on-call and after-hours support as required, providing programming expertise for application incidents and coordinated recovery.

Skills

AI-assisted development

Code review

Secure software development

Debugging

Technical documentation

Translating requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

Git

Automated testing

Deployment pipelines

SQL Server

Job description

City of Garland is seeking an experienced software developer to design, code, and maintain internally developed City applications with an emphasis on AI-assisted software development.

You will review AI-generated and staff-written code for security, performance, and reliability, and you will participate in testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of enterprise applications. The role requires collaboration with City departments and adherence to City standards.