Product Intern, OpenGov
$30 per hour
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
Job no longer available
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$30 per hour
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power more effective and accountable government.
Role
Who you are
- If you have a background or strong interest in product management, UX design, engineering, or some combination — and you want real ownership of a problem rather than a slide deck — this internship is for you
- Currently pursuing a degree in computer science, information systems, product design, HCI, business, or a closely adjacent field — or equivalent self-directed experience
- Genuine curiosity about customers and why products succeed or fail; you find yourself asking "who is this for and does it actually solve their problem?"
- Strong written communication: you can articulate a product decision clearly enough that an engineer and a designer walk away aligned
- Comfort with ambiguity and speed: you make reasonable decisions with incomplete information rather than waiting for certainty
- Willingness to grow into code fluency using AI-native tooling — you don't need to arrive as a developer, but you must be willing to get there
- Prior exposure to product management, UX design, software development, or customer research is a plus — in any form (coursework, projects, prior internships, side work)
- Familiarity with design tools (Figma, etc.) or development tooling is welcome but not required
What the job involves
- OpenGov is looking for Product Engineer Interns who are eager to learn what it means to own a product — from customer discovery through delivery
- This internship is built around a new kind of role born from AI's ability to handle execution work that once required multiple specialists
- What AI cannot do is decide what matters, talk to customers, make the right call in ambiguous situations, or own whether a product succeeds. That is what Product Engineers learn to do — and this internship is where that journey starts
- This role is first and foremost about developing product thinking — not becoming a developer. The best interns will be the ones who grow genuinely curious about customers: who they are, what they actually need, and what outcomes depend on solving their problems
- The engineering side — using AI-native tooling to write code, build interfaces — is a skill you will be introduced to and encouraged to develop. It is a career accelerator, not a day-one requirement
- "Product Engineer" is two words — but the first word is the one that matters most. The second is how you get there
- The 10-week internship will run from June 7, 2027 through August 13, 2027
- A scoped product problem: a defined set of customers, problems, and outcomes — sized for a 10–12 week engagement with real impact
- Customer discovery: you will conduct or observe customer conversations and translate what you learn into product decisions
- User experience flows: you will define interaction patterns within an existing design system and validate them with users
- AI-assisted delivery: using AI-native tooling, you will move from intent to spec to working prototype — supported by your team, but accountable for the output
- Metrics: you will define what success looks like for your area and track it throughout the internship
- AI-native tooling handles a significant portion of what product managers and designers have historically spent their time on. As an intern, you will be hands-on with these tools from day one:
- Spec writing: AI drafts the first spec from your intent statement. You learn to review, sharpen, and own what gets built
- UX design: AI generates mockups from the design system based on your flow definitions. You make the product decisions within it
- Research synthesis: AI clusters and themes interview notes and support data. You interpret what it means and make the call
- Release content: AI generates release notes and enablement materials from shipped features. You review and refine them
- Test coverage: AI generates test cases from acceptance criteria. You learn to write criteria precise enough to verify
- What AI does not do: understand your customers, make the call on what matters, own the outcome, or build the cross-functional trust that makes things ship. That is the job — and what you will be learning
- Participate in customer discovery conversations; synthesize what you hear into defensible product decisions
- Define user experience flows and interaction patterns within the existing design system
- Write intent documents that AI tooling can execute against; review AI-generated specs for accuracy and completeness
- Partner with your engineering and product mentor to resolve ambiguity in real time during the development cycle
- Track adoption and usage metrics for your scoped area; use them to drive iteration
- Present your product area and findings in a final intern showcase — covering the customer problem, what you built, and what you would do next
- Surface gaps, risks, and unanswered questions proactively; don't wait to be asked
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 has also made several partnerships towards improving its range of services, which will enable it to remain a powerful tool for governments wishing to digitally transform.
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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 & Chairman)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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