The New York State Senate Technology Services office is seeking a Web Application Developer with expertise in PHP and/or Drupal development. Senate Technology Services develops and maintains applications for legislative and administrative Senate offices as well as for the public constituency at large.

You will be joining a small group of developers who, from the bottom up, have designed and implemented a number of core services on top of proven open source technologies. These services offer robust user interfaces as well as open, RESTful APIs that are built using Java and PHP, and utilize several open source applications such as: Apache, PHP, Drupal, CiviCRM, MySQL, Tomcat, Maven, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, and Memcached.

The ideal candidate will be an exceptionally competent programmer, with experience developing large, complex applications in an enterprise environment, an acute attention to detail, and the ability to self manage. In short, the candidate should be highly motivated to produce superior work.

Responsibilities:

• Design, code, test, and deploy new and enhanced web applications and services, including the Senate’s CRM (Constituent Relationship Management) and both the public website (NYSenate.gov) and internal intranet site (MySenate), which are both Drupal projects
• Work both independently and as part of a collaborative team of technologists
• Engage with non-technical end users to understand and define business requirements
• Participate in a dynamic dev environment, moving adeptly between concurrent PHP projects
• Develop high-quality, reusable components using version control
• Design applications, APIs, and user interfaces, with an emphasis on usability
• Write technical specifications, context diagrams, and/or design documents
• Evaluate and use new technologies, frameworks, and libraries for production systems

Ideal candidate has demonstrable (minimum 3 years) experience with:

• PHP, Drupal, and/or CiviCRM and associated IDEs such as PHPStorm or Eclipse
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, and/or Oracle
• Linux environments, including the Bourne-Again SHell
• Version Control Systems such as Git and Github
• PHP documentation generators such as phpDocumentor, phpDox, and Doxygen

Additional Useful Skills and Experience:

• A degree in Computer Science and two years of programming experience in an enterprise environment, or equivalent technical expertise
• React, Next.js, Angular, Vue, and/or jQuery
• Elasticsearch, Lucene, and/or Solr
• Mobile app development (both platform and web-based) and responsive web design

The New York State Senate is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The starting salary range for this position is $75,000 to $95,000 and will be determined based on applicable experience. Qualified candidates should forward a resume and cover letter to tech-resumes@nysenate.gov or simply apply here on Indeed. You are welcome and encouraged to send a project portfolio, including samples of your own source code, as part of your submission.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• PHP: 3 years (Required)
• MySQL: 3 years (Required)
• Web development: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Albany, NY 12247 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Albany, NY 12247: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Albany, NY 12247