Staff Software Engineer, OpenGov

Frontend

$210-223k

OTE

On target ranges include base plus a portion of variable compensation that is earned based on company and individual performance.

AWS

TypeScript

JavaScript

GraphQL

Kafka

Azure

Expert level

Boston

Cloud ERP software for the public sector

Job no longer available

Cloud ERP software for the public sector

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseAnalyticsSaaSData IntegrationCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$210-223k

OTE

On target ranges include base plus a portion of variable compensation that is earned based on company and individual performance.

AWS

TypeScript

JavaScript

GraphQL

Kafka

Azure

Expert level

Boston

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseAnalyticsSaaSData IntegrationCloud Computing

Company mission

To power more effective and accountable government.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

BA/BS in a computer-science-related discipline or equivalent professional experience
10+ years of professional experience in software design and development, preferably with a cloud-native technology stack and multi-tenant SaaS architecture
7+ years of professional experience delivering scalable, highly-available, highly-performant consumer-facing web applications
Deep expertise in modern JavaScript frameworks (ReactJS, TypeScript) and backend development with NodeJS
5+ years of professional experience with a modern cloud platform (AWS/Azure)
3+ years of professional experience with a modern search platform (Elastic/OpenSearch)
Experience with event-driven architectures
Expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining public-facing APIs
Experience consuming and integrating with microservices-based backends in a scalable front-end application
Demonstrated experience designing, building, and delivering complete software solutions
Deep understanding of build pipelines, version control tools, and upgrade strategies
Proven ability to collaborate with product management, stakeholders, designers, and engineers

What the job involves

As a Staff Engineer at OpenGov, you'll build best-in-class SaaS solutions that enable efficiency, transparency, and accountability within government agencies.
You'll be a key member of our engineering team, delivering new features and improvements in a fast-paced, agile environment using modern technologies, including ReactJS, TypeScript, GraphQL, Kafka, and NodeJS
A typical day in this role would provide opportunities to optimize applications for speed and scalability and resolve various unique technical challenges.
Strong collaboration skills with the product, UX, and platform engineers and the ability to execute quickly will enable your success
Your work will directly enable government agencies to operate more efficiently, ensuring better services for millions of citizens. You'll influence key architectural decisions, improve developer velocity, and help shape OpenGov's technical future
Write robust, highly performant, well-crafted code
Drive several project initiatives overseeing all technical aspects of the solution
Partner with engineering leadership to define the technical strategy and roadmap
Build key proofs-of-concept and prototypes to get the team on the right track
Identify technical weaknesses and craft plans to address
Deliver quality, scalable, and maintainable software to customers at an impressive pace
Produce clear and detailed design and technical documentation
Collaborate with other engineers on technical designs and champion best practices
Provide technical guidance and mentor engineers
Reduce complex designs and develop reusable and readable components and libraries
Contribute to OpenGov’s Engineering culture of innovation, leading-edge technology adoption, and quality
Tackle the most complex challenges facing the organization

Our take

As the world digitizes, governments must innovate their operations in order to deliver the highest standard of service. OpenGov offers cloud software products to help governments manage performance, improve budgeting, and visualize 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

Top investors

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.6)

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

Trinidad, San Jose, CA

Leadership

Zachary Bookman

(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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