Job Appointment: Full time, Regular
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8 - 5 pm. Alternate schedules may be available after probation
Work Location: The current schedule for this position is primarily remote. The hiring manager for this position will have more up to date information at the time of all verbal/contingent offers. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here.
Benefit: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefit for this position
Language Pay Premium Eligible: This position is or may be eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees
Union Representation: Professional Technical Employees, Local 17 (PROTEC17) To view this labor agreement, please click here.

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to attach a resume and cover letter. Note: Do not include your age, date of birth, or the dates you attended or graduated from school. Only provide this information if it is specifically requested to meet job requirements or to follow federal, state, or local laws or rules. Update application materials if needed.

Build systems that shape how a city works

Portland Permitting and Development (PP&D) is undergoing a major digital transformation—and we’re looking for a technical lead to help drive it.

As the Web Applications & Integrations Lead on the Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) Vertical Apps Team, you’ll play a key role in reimagining how residents, businesses, and developers interact with the City. Your work will directly improve the permitting experience—making it faster, more intuitive, and more accessible for the people who rely on it.

This is more than a maintenance role. It’s an opportunity to modernize critical civic systems, influence technical direction, and help a large organization deliver digital services that truly work for its community.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Mission-driven work: Your code directly improves how people interact with their city
• Real technical influence: Help shape architecture, standards, and modernization strategy
• Complex, meaningful challenges: Work across legacy and modern systems in a high-impact domain
• Collaborative environment: Partner with engaged stakeholders who care about outcomes
• Stability + innovation: Public sector reliability with a strong push toward modern practices

What you'll get to do:

• Build meaningful products: Design, develop, and enhance public-facing web applications that support permitting, licensing, and compliance
• Connect complex systems: Architect and maintain integrations across SaaS and on-prem platforms, ensuring secure, reliable data exchange
• Shape technical direction: Influence decisions around architecture, business logic, and integration patterns in modern, database-driven applications
• Modernize without disruption: Improve legacy systems and deployment practices while maintaining continuity for critical city services
• Raise the bar: Strengthen development standards, automation, and source control practices to improve team velocity and quality
• Collaborate across the organization: Partner with stakeholders, leadership, and vendors to deliver solutions that are both practical and user-centered

The Tech Environment:

You’ll work across a diverse and evolving stack, including:

• Core platforms: SmartGuide (Alphinat), AMANDA, ProjectDox, Accela
• Languages & Frameworks: Java, JavaScript, JSP/Jakarta EE, Bootstrap, Tomcat
• Integrations: REST APIs and web services
• Data: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, PL/SQL
• Practices & Tools: Git/GitHub, modern development workflows

Have a question?
Contact Information:
TroyLynn Craft
Senior Recruiter
troylynn.craft@portlandoregon.gov
The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

1. Experience leading complex technical work or projects in application development, systems integration, API development, database-driven application support, or related areas
2. Experience developing and supporting public-facing web applications
3. Experience building, consuming, and troubleshooting APIs and system integrations across multiple platforms and environments, including authentication, authorization, service accounts, tokens, or other secure integration methods
4. Experience working with database-driven applications, including strong SQL literacy and the ability to work effectively with application data structures and relational databases
5. Experience with Java development and related web application or service development patterns
6. Experience with Git/GitHub or similar version control practices

A common way to meet these qualifications includes having five (5) years of progressively responsible web development and integration experience. However, having this level of experience does not automatically mean an applicant meets the minimum qualifications; applicants must clearly demonstrate in their application materials how they meet each of the minimum qualifications.

Although not required, experience in one or more of the following is desirable:

• Familiarity with user-centered design or working alongside UX teams
• Experience in regulated or public-sector environments
• Experience with government or permitting systems (e.g., AMANDA, Accela, ProjectDox, SmartGuide)
• A track record of modernizing legacy systems or improving deployment practices
• Exposure to cloud platforms or platform-as-a-service approaches
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, or automation
• Interest in applying AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully and responsibly
• Experience with Crystal Reports 2020 or newer

STEP 1: Apply online between May 4 - 18, 2026

Required Application Materials:

• Cover letter
  • Details are key! The city uses a merit-based system, so your cover letter should be thorough and specifically address each qualification listed in the "To Qualify" section of the job announcement. Your cover letter can exceed one page, to ensure you are able to provide the detailed information for every qualification. Follow the instructions, as a subject matter expert will be evaluating your details to confirm that you meet the minimum requirements.
• Resume
• Answer the (3) Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• If you wish to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your veteran documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) by the recruitment's closing date.
• Effective January 1, 2026, the State of Oregon law ORS 408.225 - 408.238 is amended to expand eligibility for Veterans’ Preference to current and former Oregon National Guard service members. If applicants are existing state or former Oregon National Guard servicemembers, they are encouraged to attach appropriate documentation to their future recruitment applications.
• Update: As of March 3rd, 2025, if you made the eligible list and met the eligibility to receive veteran preference, you will no longer need to submit veteran documents for future recruitments.

If you need to update or remove your veteran preference for a specific recruitment or from your master profile, please contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.

Application Tips:

• Your cover letter can exceed one page, to ensure you are able to provide the detailed information for every qualification. A subject matter expert will be evaluating your details to confirm that you meet the minimum requirements.
• Your résumé should support the details described in your cover letter.

• How We Determine Pay: The City of Portland is covered by the Oregon Equal Pay Act. Your salary is determined based on the experience listed in your resume that is directly related and equivalent to the position for which you are applying. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all your relevant experience.

• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting. We encourage use AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.

• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of May 18, 2026

• An evaluation of each applicant's training, paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their cover letter, and resume, weighted 100%.
• Your cover letter and résumé will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of May 25, 2026

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.

Step 4: Selection (Interview): Early June

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview

Step 5: Offer of Employment:

• Some positions will require those offered employment to complete and sign a criminal background statement before being considered for employment.

Step 6: Start Date:

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.

Click here for additional information regarding the following:

• City of Portland Core Values
• Recruitment Process - Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations