APPLICATION DEVELOPER II Emergency Appointment
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Job Summary
Position/Program Information
- TYPE OF RECRUITMENTOPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCYFILING PERIODApplications will be accepted from Thursday May 14 2026 at 8:00 am (PT) until Tuesday May 19 2026 at 5:00 pm (PT). All applications must be receivedbefore 5:00 pm (PT) Tuesday May 19 2026 to be accepted.
EXAM NUMBER
N2521A-HEThe LA County Department of Human Resources (DHR) has authorized Hiring as an Emergency under Civil Service Rule 13.04 on a limited and temporary basis. This action supports a time-sensitive Board-directed workforce initiative requiring immediate staffing action to maintain continuity of critical public services.
We are looking for qualified and committed individuals to help strengthen the County workforce and ensure residents continue to receive critical support. If you are looking for a new opportunity where your work will make an immediate impact this may be the role for you.
The Child Support Services Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency APPLICATIONDEVELOPER IIvacancies.
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 APPLICATION DEVELOPER II.
Essential Job Functions
- Codes tests and debugs application programs to create new business applications and interfaces or maintains/modifies existing business applications according to program specifications.
- Develops program specifications.
- Performs unit or modular testing and integration testing for new or modified applications.
- Writes and executes programs to extract transform and load data for system conversions.
- Prepares technical documents user manuals and help files.
- Identifies analyzes records tracks and resolves application problems.
- May develop functional requirements.
- May install application software.
- May research application development tools and methodologies and make recommendations to management.
- May assist in the development of solicitation documents including requests for information requests for proposals requests for quotes and statements of work.
- May assist in reviewing vendor performance.
- May assist in database management related activities for a specific application.
Requirements
- REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFYOption IGraduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or a closely related field*ANDtwo years of recent** experience coding testing and debugging application programsOption IIOne (1) year of experience at the level of Los Angeles County class ofApplication Developer IOption IIIThree (3) years of recent** experience coding testing and debugging application programs.You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS:*In order to receive credit for Option I you must include a legible copy of the degree from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing application. Please submit documentation toand indicate your name the exam name and the exam number.**Recent is defined as experience accrued within the last five (5) years.LICENSEA 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 CLASSPhysical 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.EXAMINATION CONTENTDuring 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.
Additional Information
APPLICATION AND FILLING 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 filling 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 as well as and 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 and viewing your profile box which saves a copy of all email notices.
Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the 5:00 PM Tuesday May 19 2026 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 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.
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.
NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.
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The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
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Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy in all open competitive examinations (i.e. examinations open to everyone) the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
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