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Appian Developer-Release Management

City of New York

New York, NY · HybridJob$120–140K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$120–140K/yr
Location
New York, NYHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The NYC Department of Finance seeks an experienced Appian Software Developer focused on release management. The role contributes to application design, development, testing, and delivery on low-code platforms, coordinating releases and upgrades across environments. The developer works with a technology team to build integrated applications aligned with business objectives and supports reliable, secure, and high-performing systems serving the department’s public-sector mission.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Appian Release Management, nice to haveCI/CD, nice to haveConfiguration Management, nice to haveDeployment Planning, nice to haveAppian Health Checks, nice to haveAppian Platform Upgrades, nice to haveTroubleshooting, nice to haveData Integrity, nice to haveChange Management, nice to haveApplication Development, nice to haveData Structures, nice to haveAlgorithms, nice to haveDesign Patterns, nice to haveProcess Models, nice to haveRecord Actions, nice to haveRules, nice to haveExpressions, nice to haveSAIL, nice to haveCustom Plug-Ins, nice to haveApplication Architecture, nice to haveApplication Integration, nice to haveApplication Testing, nice to haveDebugging, nice to haveCross-Browser Compatibility, nice to haveResponsive Design, nice to havePerformance Optimization, nice to haveApplication Reviews, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent, requiredFour Years Related Experience, required

Full job description

Job Description

NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

DOF’s Finance Information Technology (FIT) Division designs, builds, and supports all facets of DOF’s computer systems, including hardware, software, applications, infrastructure, telephone, and data security. FIT delivers and administers tax-related payment programs for the City of New York by providing the information technology solutions needed to achieve its mission of collecting revenue while ensuring an efficient and improved customer experience. FIT is also responsible for the systems and websites which enable citywide payments, land records, property assessment, parking adjudications, customer service, and the Sheriff’s public safety work.

FIT is seeking an experienced Appian Software Developer with a focus on Appian Release Management to deliver exceptional experiences. Once on board, the ideal candidate will become an integral part of a dedicated technology team, actively contributing to the overall development of high-quality software with hands-on designing, coding, and testing of new applications. Development and testing will take place in a collaborative environment that aligns technical efforts with business goals. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of applications built on low-code platforms. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about serving public sector and solving citizen centric challenges.

Reporting to the Director of Parking & Collections, the selected candidate’s duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

  • Define and maintain the Appian CI/CD pipeline and release processes.

  • Define and document Appian release management, configuration management, deployment planning, and operational support activities.

  • Define, maintain, and monitor Appian health checks.

  • Coordinate releases across the Appian Platform for multiple applications and modules using appropriate methods.

  • Develop and execute strategies for Appian platform upgrades across non-production and production environments as needed.

  • Perform troubleshooting and resolve issues related to Appian performance, functionality, and data integrity.

  • Support software development, lifecycle processes and change management activities.

  • Design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade, highly integrated, complex web and mobile environment applications, harnessing your knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns to develop full stack and low-code platform solutions, utilizing frameworks such as process models, record actions, Rules, Expressions, custom web interfaces SAIL (Self-Assembling Interface Layer), custom plug-ins and other out of the box tools.

  • Contribute to the architectural design and development of complex low-code applications, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, secure, and aligned with DOF’s business objectives.

  • Ensure that applications have a strong emphasis on integration and fit in with DOF’s overall low-code product strategy.

  • Foster a culture of learning and growth. Perform application reviews, providing constructive feedback on quality, design and implementation that help ensure that applications meet high standards of performance and reliability.

  • Test and debug applications to ensure cross-browser compatibility, responsiveness, and performance optimization.

Additional Information:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

This position may be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed between the City and the Collective Bargaining Unit representing employees serving in the civil service title.

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Qualifications

  1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position; or,

  2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $120,000.00

Salary Max: $140,000.00

How this job compares

Set against the 39,835 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$120–140K/yr
  • New York median$158–225K/yr2,230 salary ranges
  • US median$132–214K/yr31,909 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $130K, is 31% below the New York median midpoint ($189K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineer salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,852 open Software Engineer jobs in New York and 39,835 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (32,802 postings).
Education
12,438 of the 39,835 open Software Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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