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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Onsite
Pay Range: $49.30 - $55.73/hr. | $102,539 - $115,914 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, September 17, 2026 📅
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆
An AI Developer job is available with the City of Fort Worth FWLab department's Analytics & Intelligence (A&I) Division. This role sits within the Data & AI (DAI) team and serves as the City's hands-on builder of AI agents, bots, and automations that help departments work more efficiently. The AI Developer partners closely with the DAI team's analysts, the Business Strategy & Performance (BSP) team, and Information Technology Solutions (ITS) AI architecture team, turning departmental process challenges into practical automated solutions using tools such as Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry. With 28 departments seeking AI-enabled solutions, the ideal candidate is a builder who works well with ambiguity and imperfect data, is eager to grow their own skills alongside a young and fast-moving AI program, and is committed to growing the skills of the workforce the City already has.
Work Sample Requirement: As part of the interview process, candidates must present an AI product, agent, or bot they have personally built, such as a live demo, recorded walkthrough, or portfolio/code sample. Candidates unable to demonstrate hands-on work they have built will not move forward in the process.
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The AI Developer job responsibilities include:
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work — Depending on assignment, position in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting more of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.
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Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.