Principal Application Developer​/Emergency Appointment Homelessness

Position: PRINCIPAL APPLICATION DEVELOPER / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS
EXAM NUMBER:

PH2526B-EA

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

FIRST DAY OF FILING:

The application filing period will begin on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. (PT) - Continuous.

We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

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 County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Principal 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 Principal Application Developer.

DEFINITION:

Performs highly specialized and complex information systems analysis and programming tasks and acts as technical expert for development or maintenance of one or more major systems. This position may also function as a lead for application development projects and may supervise lower level application development personnel.

For information about the specific classification standards for this position, please visit the following link:
Principal Application Developer

* Provides technical expertise to project managers, department management, and/or user management regarding one or more major system development or maintenance efforts.

* Advises management on technical alternatives, such as languages, tools, platforms, utilities, and servers.

* Leads and participates in the work of a team of Application Developers engaged in the development or maintenance of the most highly technical programs.

* Provides technical consulting on long-range information systems planning.

* Programs the most specialized and complex applications.

* Solves the more complex application software and system performance problems.

* Analyzes performance data and conducts capacity planning.

* Establishes quality assurance procedures.

* Monitors vendors to ensure performance according to project goals and contract terms, and reports performance problems to management.

* Assists in creating Statements of Work (SOWs) in support of applications development efforts as needed.

* Serves as a project manager as needed.

* Represents the department in collaborative efforts with other County departments, outside agencies, and/or vendors as needed.

* Supervises lower level application development personnel as needed.

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:

OPTION I:
Graduation from an accredited college with a bachelor's degree
* in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field.

* AND
- Four (4) years of progressively responsible, full-time, paid experience in a centralized information technology organization*, coding, testing and debugging application programs.

OPTION II:
Two (2) years of experience, within the last three (3) years, at the level of the Los Angeles County class of Senior Application Developer.

OPTION III:
Five (5) years of progressively responsible, full-time, paid experience in an information technology organization, coding, testing, and debugging application programs.

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:

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.

SPECAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

* To receive credit for your education, you must attach a legible copy of the Official Diploma, Official Transcript(s), or Official Letter from the accredited institution, which shows the area of specialization and the date the degree was awarded, with Registrar's signature and school seal, to the application or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission to hrexamsounty.gov.

The document should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English; if it is in a foreign language, it must be translated and evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards. For more information on our standards for…