Software Engineer II, Applications — Digital Transformation

Dallas-County; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas County is seeking a Software Engineer II in Information Technology - Applications. The role contributes to designing, developing, testing, and supporting software solutions within an Agile environment.

You will work with senior engineers and product teams to deliver high-quality features, troubleshoot issues, and modernize services for county operations and residents. The position emphasizes secure, maintainable code delivery, collaboration with QA/UX/operations, and participation in

Responsibilities

• Implements features, user stories, and bug fixes under guidance of senior engineers.
• Participates in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning, stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.
• Supports development and maintenance of user interfaces, APIs, and backend logic.
• Writes clean, well-structured, and documented code following County standards.
• Performs unit and integration testing to validate functionality and reduce defects.
• Collaborates with QA, UX, and operations teams to ensure end-to-end delivery.
• Supports CI/CD pipelines and version control processes.
• Assists in resolving technical issues and documenting solutions.
• Participates in sprint planning and backlog refinement to understand scope and tasks.
• Contributes to estimation and effort sizing for tasks and features.
• Reviews technical specs and design documents to support implementation.
• Learns to identify edge cases, dependencies, and performance implications.
• Creates technical documentation and system flow diagrams.
• Collaborates with senior developers during design reviews and pair programming.
• Proposes ideas to improve usability, performance, or code maintainability.
• Follows security policies and accessibility guidelines.
• Documents changes for traceability across development artifacts.
• Engages in knowledge-sharing to build team expertise.
• Communicates task status, estimates, and blockers clearly to leads or scrum masters.

Job description

Dallas County is seeking a Software Engineer II in Information Technology - Applications. The role contributes to designing, developing, testing, and supporting software solutions within an Agile environment.

You will work with senior engineers and product teams to deliver high-quality features, troubleshoot issues, and modernize services for county operations and residents. The position emphasizes secure, maintainable code delivery, collaboration with QA/UX/operations, and participation in