Senior Engineering Manager, OpenGov
$220-247k
OTE
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
Open for applications
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$220-247k
OTE
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power more effective and accountable government.
Role
Who you are
- Are you ready to play a pivotal role in revolutionizing local and state government through cutting-edge technology? OpenGov seeks an experienced Sr. Manager, Engineering to lead our innovative team
- This role is perfect for a leader who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-tenant SaaS environment and is passionate about leveraging React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS to build world-class solutions that will directly impact the effectiveness of local and state governments
- 10+ years of combined experience, including 5+ years of engineering management with direct reports across multiple teams simultaneously
- Proven expertise in AWS cloud services and cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS architecture
- Comprehensive understanding of API design, distributed systems, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines
- 5+ years of hands-on software development, with recent experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, or React. Candidates must still be comfortable in code reviews, architecture discussions, and system design sessions, not just slide decks
- Demonstrated success building and scaling small, high-output squads (3–6 engineers) that ship with outsized impact relative to team size
- Hands-on experience shipping AI-powered products, including but not limited to LLM integrations, agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, in a production environment
- Demonstrated AI execution mindset: comfortable shipping experimental, probabilistic systems; experience iterating quickly on AI features with incomplete specs and evolving requirements
- Experience with AI agent platforms, orchestration frameworks, or developer tooling for AI is strongly preferred
- Track record of tight delivery cycles: weekly or faster deployment cadences, end-to-end ownership from scoping through production
- Demonstrated comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments . This role requires shipping real products in conditions of incomplete information, not just managing well-defined roadmaps
- Evidence of using metrics to drive decisions: success indicators, delivery velocity, quality signals, and team health are expected inputs to your leadership, not afterthoughts
- Exceptional communicator and cross-functional collaborator, who is able to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders, partner effectively with Product, Design, Data, and go-to-market teams, and represent engineering clearly across all levels of the organization
What the job involves
- Our AI Agents team designs and implements robust, cloud native applications that power AI driven ERP workflows and enhance the user experience for local and state governments
- As a Senior Manager, you will lead a talented team of engineers building the AI Agents Platform, the foundation that enables AI native capabilities across our ERP
- Your leadership will guide the technical direction of the platform while shaping its long term vision, ensuring it scales to support intelligent, agent driven workflows across our products
- If you are excited about transforming ideas into scalable, multi tenant cloud solutions and inspiring engineers to achieve technical excellence and continuous growth, we want you on our team
- At OpenGov, we are driven by our mission to power a more effective and accountable government
- We offer a collaborative, diverse, and supportive environment where your contributions have a direct impact
- With opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and flexible work arrangements, you will be part of a team committed to innovation and excellence
- Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and execute a comprehensive technical strategy that aligns with the company's long-term objectives, ensuring a robust and future-proof engineering roadmap
- Set the technical direction for how we scale with AI, not around it. That means rethinking processes, infrastructure, and team structure for a world where agents are first-class members of your engineering organization
- Influence senior leadership and stakeholders by providing insights and recommendations on technology trends, competitive landscape, and strategic opportunities
- Lead multiple engineering teams, including senior and mid-level engineers, providing strategic direction and ensuring cohesive execution across all projects
- Hire engineers who build with AI as instinct, not afterthought. Then create the environment where they grow fast, stay sharp, and do the best work of their careers
- Foster a collaborative environment between teams, promoting information sharing, best practices, and a unified approach to product development
- Spearhead major cross-functional initiatives, ensuring their successful execution and alignment with the company’s strategic objectives
- Own the architecture of a multi-tenant AI agent platform on AWS, setting the technical bar for how we build systems that are secure, reliable, and designed to scale as agents become first-class infrastructure
- Stay ahead of the AI curve by evaluating, adopting, and killing technologies fast enough that our stack is always a competitive advantage, never a liability
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and architects to ensure alignment between technical capabilities and business goals
- Maintain clear and transparent communication channels within and across teams, providing updates on project status, system architecture, and timeline expectations
- Coordinate with distributed teams to ensure seamless feature delivery in a fast-paced and collaborative environment
- Define and enforce stringent Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and reliability metrics, driving operational excellence and customer satisfaction
- Building AI-native systems that reduce operational drag while shipping faster than the team thought possible
- Lead initiatives that promote a culture of continuous improvement, embedding best practices and operational efficiencies across the engineering organization
Our take
As the world digitises, governments must innovate their operations to deliver the highest standard of service. OpenGov offers cloud software products to help governments manage performance, improve budgeting, and visualise operational intelligence, as well as providing comprehensive open data.
OpenGov is the leader in local government software. Its cloud-based products, which aided a number of public agencies through the pandemic, include citizen services, procurement, budgeting and planning capabilities - made comprehensive by a series of strategic acquisitions. The company's coherent and integrated software solution significantly reduces the stress on government systems, allowing them to work smarter and better for their citizens.
OpenGov serves over 1,600 governments across the US, and continues to secure new clients. It also has made several partnerships towards improving its range of services which will enable it to remain a powerful tool for governments wishing to digitally transform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2022
$50m
LATE VC
Oct 2021
$50m
LATE VC
Total funding: $228m
Company benefits
- Work from anywhere
- Unlimited vacation
- Mission-driven colleagues
- World-class healthcare
- Professional development
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Zachary Bookman
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding OpenGov, was a Principal for Formation 8 and a Special Advisor with ISAF in Afghanistan, focusing on rule of law and governance.
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