Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Days and hours of employment may change depending on District needs.

$7,765.70– $9,922.03 monthly – Successful candidate will start at step 1 except in cases where District deems appropriate.

About Río Hondo College

Río Hondo College welcomes and embraces all students in their educational and career pathways. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), our College has a student population of 22,000, of which 18,000 are Latinx students. We were the first college in Los Angeles County to provide two years of free tuition to first-time, full-time college students through our Río Promise program. We are proud to acknowledge that many of our students have transferred to high ranked institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, USC and UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, Cal State LA, Cal State Long Beach, and Whittier College to name a few.

Strengths

Our caring and dedicated student-centered staff, faculty, and administrators are devoted to the advancement of educational justice, equity, and opportunity for all our students. Our College’s 900 employees, with close to 600 faculty, hold themselves accountable for the academic success of disproportionately impacted student populations. Our entire staff, with unwavering team collaboration, work hard to ensure our students reach their full potential by eliminating gaps in academic outcomes that traditionally hinder students of color.

Río Hondo College is committed to the recruitment of qualified and diverse employees who are dedicated to our students’ success. We recognize that diversity in an academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for our students. We are steadfast in our hiring practices and staff development processes which reinforce the goals of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. Our practices and processes also support the importance of a workforce that reflects the community and the diverse student population we serve.

Río Hondo College employs approximately 55% tenured track faculty of color; 60% part-time faculty of color; 85% classified staff of color; and 50% administrators of color.

Río Hondo College offers 30 associate degrees that guarantee transfer (ADTs) to Cal State Universities, a bachelor’s degree in Automotive Technology, more than 60 certificates, a Pathway to Law School, dual enrollment with K-12 districts, state championship speech & debate team and excellent athletic teams, student leadership opportunities, travel abroad experiences and more.

In collaboration with the communities in Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, El Monte, South El Monte, Whittier, portions of Norwalk, La Mirada, Downey, La Puente, the City of Industry, Los Nietos and Avocado Heights, Río Hondo College provides an exceptional academic curriculum to meet the unique needs of our region and strengthen our communities.

Under the direction of an administrator or manager, designs, develops, and maintains the back-end systems of our web applications; partners with front-end developers and product managers to ensure District and college applications are performant, scalable, and meet the needs of the District and college end-users.

1. Designs and develops scalable, high-performance back-end systems for web applications. E

2. Writes clean, maintainable, and testable code that adheres to coding standards. E

3. Collaborates with front-end developers and product managers to define and implement scalable Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) systems which will interface with internal and external APIs provided by third parties that meet the need of District and college end-users. E

4. Optimizes the performance of back-end systems to ensure fast response times and efficient resource utilization. E

5. Partners with data analysts to design and implement data storage and retrieval systems that meet the district and college business requirements. E

6. Monitors and maintains the health of back-end systems; identifies and resolves issues as they arise. E

7. Keeps up to date with industry trends and best practices in back-end development and shares knowledge with the Information Technology (IT) teams. E

8. Mentors and trains junior developers. E

9. Performs a variety of clerical and administrative responsibilities in support of the department’s day-to-day activities and/or operations utilizing a variety of communication modalities including but not limited to answers and responds to phone calls, emails, text messages, and chat platforms; opens, screens, and distributes mail and correspondence; photocopies documents and requests duplication services; ensures maintenance and repairs of assigned work areas, facilities, or equipment; enters various requests for services from IT, Facilities, and Maintenance; contacts vendors for equipment service, when needed; follows-up with vendors to ensure satisfactory completion of requests; may perform simple repairs or maintenance to standard office equipment. E

10. Performs related duties that support the overall objective of the position.

Knowledge of:
• District and college policies, procedures, rules, and regulations related to the area of assignment.
• California Education Code and Title V as it relates to the area of assignment.
• Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations and District policies and practices pertinent to the area of responsibility.
• Best practices and procedures on use of various office equipment.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Effective communication techniques and interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Current and emerging web technologies and associated products, tools, and equipment.
• Principles, methods, and techniques of software architecture and design.
• Programming languages as they related to the scope of the assignment.
• Federal, state, local law, codes, and regulations pertaining to the use of internet technologies.
• Principles and practices of network security and security protocols.
• Principles and practices of sound business communication.
• Principles, methods, and techniques of systems analysis and website and software architecture and design.
• Principles and practices of database design and development.
• Internet name resolving protocols.
• Problem solving and troubleshooting protocols, methods, and techniques.
• Relational database and related topics.
• API, HTTP, and REST principles.
• Software engineering best practices.
• Maintainable code, code reviews, and testing.
• Network architecture and communication protocols.
• Project management tools and techniques, including preparation and management of detailed project schedules and metrics and change management and control.
• Network architecture and principles and practices of network design.
• Network communication protocols.
• Project management tools and techniques, including preparation and management if detailed project schedules and metrics and change management and control.
• Record-keeping, filing, file sharing, and filing system methods and techniques.
• Effective communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Computer software programs, applications, databases, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems; computer hardware and peripheral equipment related to the area of the assignment.
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).

Ability to:
• Independently perform the essential responsibilities of the position.
• Perform business process analyses to reach sound, logical conclusions regarding customer needs and business requirements.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and changes in information technology to keep knowledge and kills current.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize workload to meet schedules and timelines.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive and complex issues and
situations.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrate problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Prepare clear, concise, and accurate documentation and reports of work performed.
• Make sound independent judgements within established policy and guidelines.
• Prepare clear, concise, and accurate documentation and reports of work performed.
• Make sound independent judgments within established policy and guidelines.
• Collaborate with other departments to identify and determine needs and solutions that meet District and college needs.
• Understand and apply the analysis of functional requirements to the development of systems, proposals, specifications, and recommendations for efficient, cost-effective web technology solutions.
• Conceptualize practical software solutions to meet District, department, student, and other customer requirements.
• Plan, organize, prioritize, and complete projects efficiently and in accordance with District quality standards.
• Understand and follow verbal and written directions.
• Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Utilize computer software programs, applications, and databases; computer hardware and peripheral equipment related to the area of assignment.
• Communicate with students, staff, and the public in person and via a variety of communication modalities using various technology resources.
• Keep technical skills current to meet continuing web development assignments.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those encountered in the course of work.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline; AND
• Four (4) years of direct experience developing and designing software solutions.
• Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required qualifications for the position.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid driver’s license.
• May be required to travel for various off-site meetings, trainings, conferences, and or events in support of the overall objective of the position.

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The Back End Developer is a journey-level professional classification in the Information Technology series. The incumbent independently performs highly responsible professional duties involving the planning, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of back-end software solutions for the District and college utilizing College content management software (CMS) and portal technology.

The Back-End Developer is distinguished from the Web Developer in that an incumbent in the latter classification is responsible for creating website architecture, features, functionality, and design.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit or stand for extended periods of time; talk or hear, in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel, operate personal computers and other standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, use of both eyes, ability to distinguish basic shades and colors and the ability to adjust focus.
Employees are frequently required to walk and stand and occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.

MENTAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this class, incumbents are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data; use math and mathematical reasoning; analyze and solve problems; learn and apply new information and skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; and interact with District, students, vendors and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom are dissatisfied or abusive.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employees work under typical office conditions, with constant interruptions, and the noise level may vary depending on activities of the office.


The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires us to identify the essential duties/functions of the position. We have indicated those duties with an E on the job description.

Applications are currently being accepted for Back End Developer. This is a full-time, 12 month, in-person position.

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. PT on the closing date.

Applicants must submit a complete online application that includes the items listed.