Senior Product Engineering Fellow

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York, Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), is hiring a Senior IT Architect for an 18‑month grant‑funded fellowship in Brooklyn. You will design, build, and ship resident‑facing products, working closely with product managers, designers, researchers, policy teams, and city agencies to translate complex rules into robust tech solutions.

This hands‑on role emphasizes modern engineering practices, data integrations, and scalable architectures that meet city standards, while

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree in a technical field and six years of related experience in architecture or IT infrastructure.
• Alternatively ten years of related enterprise/solutions/network architecture experience.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship applications from concept to launch end-to-end.
• Lead collaborations with product, design, data, and policy teams.
• Integrate with government data sources, APIs, and legacy systems.
• Document architecture, runbooks, and standards for maintenance after launch.
• Guide engineering culture, code reviews, and onboarding for future hires.
• Ensure production readiness, security reviews, and accessibility audits.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solutions architecture

IT infrastructure

Public sector experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

• Salary Band: $150,000+
• Compensation: USD 100,000 - USD 180,000

Job Description

THIS IS A GRANT FUNDED POSITION WITH A TENURE OF 18 MONTHS ENDING JULY 2028

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity, improve public safety, and help government run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services, OTI is at the forefront of how the city delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech, and visit www.nyc.gov/oti to learn more.

At OTI, we offer great benefits, and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.

OUR WORK

The Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crew, at the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation, builds the technology, products, and services needed to deliver a more affordable New York City. We design, build, and launch exceptional public-facing products for New Yorkers. The PIT Crew is hiring Senior Fellows for an 18‑month tour of public service in City government, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Senior Fellows will bring deep technical and product delivery expertise into City government to build high‑priority, public‑facing products for New Yorkers. During this 18‑month period, the fellowship team will embed with the PIT Crew and partner closely with City agencies to launch multiple public-facing products that demonstrate tangible, measurable impact and make New Yorkers' lives better and more affordable. The team will pilot modern design and technology best practices to pilot a new way of working in City government, delivering high‑quality user experiences to New Yorkers, faster and more cost effectively.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are hiring Senior Product Engineering Fellows across the stack to design, build, and ship resident-facing products. This is a hands‑on role. You will pair closely with product managers, designers, user researchers, policy teams, and other city employees to move from problem statements to working products and services for New Yorkers; write code across systems, integrate with city agency data sources and legacy systems, and work alongside policy and legal stakeholders; lead modern engineering practices for the team: how we use generative coding tools, productionize, document processes, responsibly hand off products to other teams for production support, and balance speed with the reliability standards of a city government service.

Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Design, build, and ship applications from concept to launch. Own meaningful components of the product end‑to‑end or focus on specific components (frontend, backend, mobile, or data pipelines) as needed.
• Move quickly through rapid prototyping, MVP iteration, pilot, and public launch, making pragmatic tradeoffs between scope, quality, and timing.
• Build integrations with government data sources, including modern APIs, flat‑file feeds, open data portals, and older legacy systems that may require creative solutions.
• Partners with product managers, designers, engineers, and other OTI employees on day‑to‑day product decisions, participate in user research and design reviews, and contribute to scoping and prioritization.
• Coordinate with the wider OTI team on hosting, performance testing, accessibility audits, and security reviews so that products meet the city's quality and production standards.
• Work directly with agency staff, policy advisors, and legal counsel to translate complex eligibility rules and regulations into clear, accurate product logic.
• Write clear technical documentation, runbooks, and architecture notes so that products can be maintained and extended after launch.
• Contribute to reusable patterns, components, and infrastructure that make the next quarter's project faster to ship than the last one.
• Help shape the engineering culture of a small, mission driven team, including code review, mentorship, and onboarding for future hires
• Perform special projects and initiatives related to this grant as assigned.

HOURS/SHIFT

Day - Due to the necessary duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.

WORK LOCATION

Brooklyn, NY

OTI participates in E-Verify

SENIOR IT ARCHITECT - 95711

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics or related field and six years of satisfactory full‑time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and ten years of satisfactory full‑time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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