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Salary commensurate with experience.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\n1. Write and maintain applications written in Visual Basic .NET and C#.\n2. Write and maintain applications using .NET Windows Forms, ASP.NET Web Forms or ASP.NET MVC, or .NET Core.\n3. Create and maintain SQL Server databases, queries, functions, views, stored procedures.\n4. Create and maintain JavaScript, JQuery, Python, PowerShell, VBScript, and windows command files.\n5. Create and maintain HTML, CSS, XML.\n6. Store and maintain source code in Team Foundation Server.\n7. Perform analysis of PCPA system needs and develops or recommends software to meet those needs.\n8. Ability to develop for web or windows platform.\n9. Determine project feasibility by performing cost-benefit analysis.\n10. Determine project cost and duration.\n11. Perform software analysis, design, development, testing, training, documenting, deployment, and maintenance.\n12. Develop test plans to test in-house applications before deployment to production.\n13. Implement OWASP Security Design principals on new and existing software.\n14. Follow Software Security Policy for new and existing applications.\n15. Perform PEN testing on applications to ensure they are secure.\n16. Maintain and enhance a working knowledge of required programming languages, coding methods, data access methods, and operational requirements.\n17. Monitor and evaluate new and emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to support continuous improvement and innovation.\n18. Ensure all applications meet ADA compliance WCAG 2.1 compliance.\n19. Assist development team with testing in-house web and windows-based applications.\n20. Create and maintain ADA compliant help files for in-house applications and processes.\n21. Maintain the confidentiality of personal identifying and location information including names, physical, mailing, and street addresses, parcel ID, legal property description, neighborhood name, lot number, GPS coordinates, or any other descriptive property information that may reveal identity or home address pertaining to parcels owned by individuals that have received exempt / confidential status.\n22. Must participate in departmental meetings, cross-training, educational courses, seminars, and job-sharing / job duty organizational efforts as directed.\n23. Perform other duties as assigned.\nEducation and/or Work Experience\nA typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:\nEducation: Equivalent of two years of college level classes in a related field – AND –\nExperience: Level I – Two or more years’ knowledge of software development and maintenance through prior work experience in-house or with another county agency or Property Appraiser's office.\nLevel II – Four or more year’s knowledge of software development and report writing through prior work experience in-house or with another county agency or Property Appraiser’s office.\nLevel III – Six or more year’s knowledge of software development and report writing through prior work experience in-house or with another county agency or Property Appraiser’s office.\nNOTE: Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position.\nCertificates, Licenses, Registrations\nCompTIA+ Security\nCertified Ethical Hacker Certification (preferred)\nApplicants with cyber security certifications recommended by Florida Digital Services per 282.318(3)(g) (preferred)\nMust possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License to operate a Polk County vehicle. To operate a personal vehicle for County business, must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver License and retain the minimum amount of liability insurance coverage a vehicle operator must keep and maintain as required by Florida Statute 324.021 (7) (a)(b)(c).\nEEO/ADA\nVeteran’s Preference\nApplicants who wish to claim veterans’ preference must indicate this on their resume and provide supporting documentation.\nJob Type: Full-time\nPay: From $60,180.00 per year\nBenefits:\nDental insurance\nEmployee assistance program\nFlexible schedule\nFlexible spending account\nHealth insurance\nLife insurance\nPaid time off\nRetirement plan\nVision insurance\nExperience:\n.NET: 1 year (Preferred)\nC#: 1 year (Preferred)\nASP.NET: 1 year (Preferred)\nJavaScript: 1 year (Preferred)\nVisual Basic: 1 year (Preferred)\nWork Location: In person","company":"Polk County Property Appraiser","rawCompany":"polk county property appraiser","city":"Bartow","state":"FL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T10:36:38.274Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"},{"code":"15-1254.00","title":"Web Developers","slug":"web-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Developer","description":"Software Developer\nGeneral Description of Position\nUnder general supervision, the Software Developer is responsible for the development, from analysis through implementation, of software applications and the maintenance and support of existing applications. 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