APPLICATION DEVELOPER II - EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT (HOMELESSNESS)
County of Los Angeles
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SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER - EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT (HOMELESSNESS)
County of Los Angeles
Department of Homeless Services & Housing
Location
Los Angeles, California, 90010
Salary
$8,311.28 - $11,200.64
per month
Type
Full-Time
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April 8, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves building and maintaining software applications to support the County of Los Angeles's efforts in addressing homelessness, including coding, testing, and leading projects for systems that manage housing and related services.
It's an emergency role that starts as a 90-day appointment with potential for permanent hire, ideal for experienced developers passionate about public service and making a direct impact on community issues like mental health and substance use.
A good fit would be someone with strong technical skills in application development and experience handling large-scale systems.
Key Requirements
- Two years of full-time paid experience within the last three years as an Application Developer II or equivalent
- One year of experience working with an enterprise-scale information management system
- Ability to code, test, and debug complex application programs and interfaces
- Experience developing work plans, technical documents, and specifications for systems
- Skills in performing unit, modular, and integration testing, plus quality assurance
- Ability to lead teams, resolve complex application problems, and monitor vendor performance
- Familiarity with data extraction, transformation, loading (ETL), and database management
Full Job Description
Type of Recruitment
Open Competitive - Emergency
Open Competitive - Emergency
Filing Dates
Applications will be accepted from Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) until Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 5:00 p.m. (PT). All applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. (PT) on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, to be accepted.
Exam Number
HH2525A-EA
The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.
The Department of Homeless Services and Housing is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Application Developer vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.
Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.
Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Senior Application Developer.
Requirements
- Codes, tests, and debugs complex application programs to create new business applications and interfaces or maintains/modifies existing business applications according to program specifications.
- Develops work plans and technical documents covering system architecture, conversion, integration, testing, and implementation for a system or complex enhancement to a system.
- Develops specifications for complex systems.
- Performs unit and modular and integration testing for complex application development/modification.
- Writes and executes programs to extract, transform, and load data for more complex system conversions.
- Performs quality assurance functions.
- Prepares, reviews, and validates technical documents and user manuals.
- Leads in the identification, analysis and resolution of complex application problems.
- Participates in developing application development methodologies and standards.
- Reviews and monitors vendor performance to ensure projects are on time, within budget, and according to specifications.
- May oversee installation of application software.
- May lead an application project team.
- May develop functional requirements.
- May develop solicitation documents such as requests for information, requests for proposals, requests for quotes, statements of works.
- May perform database management related activities for a specific application.
- May develop quality assurance procedures.
Qualifications
Requirements to Qualify
Option I: Two (2) years of full-time, paid experience within the last three (3) years at the level of Los Angeles County class of Application Developer II*. One (1) year of this experience must have been working with an enterprise-scale information management system.
Option II: Five (5) years of full-time, paid experience within the last six (6) years coding, testing, integrating, and debugging application programs. One (1) of this experience must have been working with an enterprise-scale information management system.
You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.
Special Requirement Information
*Application Developer II level experience is defined as under general supervision, analyzes, designs, evaluates, develops, codes, tests, and maintains application systems. You may still qualify even if your job title isn’t exactly the same as the ones listed. What matters is that your experience is at a similar level — meaning your job involves similar responsibilities, requires comparable skills and knowledge, and takes place within a similar organizational structure. Please provide a clear explanation of your experience to demonstrate that it is at the appropriate level.
License
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
Physical Class
II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience working for a public homelessness services agency, such as LAHSA, within the last 6 months.
- Two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years designing, configuring, extending, and supporting enterprise or SaaS application platforms.
- Two (2) years of experience working for a public services or non-profit agency.
- Two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years designing, building, and maintaining web applications using all of the following technologies to support Homelessness Services systems within a public agency:
- ASP.NET
- C#
- VB.NET
- HTML/CSS
- JavaScript
- Two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years using Python to design, build, and maintain cloud-based platforms.
- Two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years working on web applications that assist in providing outreach services for people experiencing homelessness and aid in their housing application process, such as LAHSA’s LA-HOP, RMS, and/or UHA.
- Two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years integrating Homeless Information Management System (HMIS) database information within web applications.
- Experience providing virtual technical assistance.
Additional Information
Exam Content
During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.
Application and Filing Information
Application and Filing Information
Applications must be filed online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.
Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add AAvetyan@hr.lacounty.gov, as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com, and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.
You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.
Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
Social Security Number
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.
Computer and Internet Access at Public Libraries
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI)
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.
Department Contact Name: Armen Avetyan
Department Contact Email: AAvetyan@hr.lacounty.gov
Teletype Phone: (800) 735-2929
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