[Hiring] Developer II @State of Colorado

Role Description

We are seeking a motivated Developer II to join our software engineering team and contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of modern full-stack applications to provide reliable service for State of Colorado residents.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, modern frontend frameworks such as React and/or Angular, and backend development with Node.js/NestJS. This role will work across the application stack and cloud infrastructure, collaborating with senior developers, product owners, QA, and other stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

The Developer II should be comfortable working independently on well-defined features while also seeking guidance when solving complex technical problems.

Essential Duties:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack web applications.
• Develop backend APIs and services using Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, Fastify, and TypeORM.
• Develop responsive and maintainable frontend applications using React, TypeScript, and/or Angular.
• Implement application state and server-state management using technologies such as React Query and Redux Toolkit.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs and work with Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code using Jest and appropriate unit/integration/e2e testing practices.
• Work with SQL Server and relational database concepts, including queries, relationships, indexes, and ORM-based data access.
• Implement input validation and API contracts using technologies such as Zod and TypeScript.
• Develop and support serverless applications using AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
• Work with AWS services including RDS, S3, CloudFront, CloudWatch, EventBridge, Scheduler, Secrets Manager, and Cognito/Amplify.
• Troubleshoot application issues across frontend, backend, database, and cloud environments.
• Monitor application logs and investigate issues using CloudWatch and CloudWatch Insights.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of hands-on programming experience in application development, including 2 years developing applications in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience applying digital accessibility regulations and standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1) to business processes, content, tools, and/or documents, with the ability to provide specific examples of accessibility improvements made.

Requirements

• Develop backend APIs and services using Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, Fastify, and TypeORM.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs and work with Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.

Benefits

• Support for a healthy work-life balance.
• Comprehensive benefits offerings.

Company Description

The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is committed to improving the lives of all Coloradans through innovation and collaboration.