Applications Developer

Job TitleJob Description Required Education: High school diploma or equivalent Preferred Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field Required Experience: Beginner-to-intermediate hands-on experience with JavaScript — sufficient to build client-side form functionality and handle data input/validation Working knowledge of SQL; T-SQL preferred, but any SQL dialect (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.) is acceptable per the agency's own clarification Practical experience with HTML and CSS — building and styling interactive web forms, not just static pages Comfort working within an existing codebase and development team, rather than owning a project independently — this is explicitly a support role integrating into ODAFF's current dev team Experience translating a defined, structured task (converting fixed-format documents into digital equivalents) into working code; even if not from an identical PDF-to-HTML background, candidates should show they can take a well-scoped technical conversion task and execute it methodically Preferred Experience: Experience with Python Familiarity with Docker Exposure to Jinja templating (or similar templating engines) Working knowledge of Git/GitHub for version control Prior experience converting PDF or paper-based forms into digital/web-based tools Background working in a state or local government IT environment Job Summary: Provide development support for ODAFF's Consumer Protection Services Division on a new Inspections application. Convert approximately seventy existing fillable PDF inspection documents into interactive HTML forms for field inspector use, build JavaScript functionality to save inspector inputs to a SQL database, and use Jinja templates to compile that data back into new PDF documents. Provide secondary JavaScript development support as needed to keep the broader project on track. Job Duties: Convert 70 existing fillable PDF inspection documents into interactive HTML forms Build JavaScript functionality for inspector data input and SQL database storage Use Jinja templates to compile saved data into new PDF documents Provide general JavaScript development support to help keep the current project on schedule Work alongside ODAFF's existing development team**Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.****Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.** Rose International