Developer II (Full Stack) Remote From Anywhere In Colorado

Salary: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 Annually
Location : Statewide, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: EGB9388
Department: Governor's Office of Information Technology
Opening Date: 10/29/2026
Closing Date: 11/8/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address: (Remote From Anywhere In CO)
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
Type of Announcement: This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Description of Job
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We are seeking a motivated Developer II to join our software engineering team and contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of modern full-stack applications to provide reliable service for State of Colorado residents.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, modern frontend frameworks such as React and/or Angular, and backend development with Node.js/NestJS. This role will work across the application stack and cloud infrastructure, collaborating with senior developers, product owners, QA, and other stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

The Developer II should be comfortable working independently on well-defined features while also seeking guidance when solving complex technical problems.
Essential Duties:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack web applications.
• Develop backend APIs and services using Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, Fastify, and TypeORM.
• Develop responsive and maintainable frontend applications using React, TypeScript, and/or Angular.
• Implement application state and server-state management using technologies such as React Query and Redux Toolkit.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs and work with Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code using Jest and appropriate unit/integration/e2e testing practices.
• Work with SQL Server and relational database concepts, including queries, relationships, indexes, and ORM-based data access.
• Implement input validation and API contracts using technologies such as Zod and TypeScript.
• Develop and support serverless applications using AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
• Work with AWS services including RDS, S3, CloudFront, CloudWatch, EventBridge, Scheduler, Secrets Manager, and Cognito/Amplify.
• Troubleshoot application issues across frontend, backend, database, and cloud environments.
• Monitor application logs and investigate issues using CloudWatch and CloudWatch Insights.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and best practices

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.

This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows:
To better understand your qualifications and increase your opportunity to move forward in the selection process, please indicate in your work history for each job the outcomes you have achieved that you believe are most relevant to this job.
Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of three (3) years of hands-on programming experience in application development, including 2 years developing applications in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience applying digital accessibility regulations and standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1) to business processes, content, tools, and/or documents, with the ability to provide specific examples of accessibility improvements made.
• Develop backend APIs and services using Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, Fastify, and TypeORM.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs and work with Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.

Substitutions:

• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
• Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
• If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Develop backend APIs and services using Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, Fastify, and TypeORM.
• Develop responsive and maintainable frontend applications using React, TypeScript, and/or Angular.
• Implement application state and server-state management using technologies such as React Query and Redux Toolkit.

Conditions of Employment:
OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state agency locations where they might perform work.

A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Post-employment background checks will be required for specific agencies as business needs dictate, which may include a polygraph exam, fingerprint-based criminal history search, reference checks, and a drug test.

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.

Supplemental Information
If this posting indicates "remote from anywhere in CO" in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.

While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.
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