Senior Software Engineer, OpenGov
$175-197.8k
OTE
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
Be an early applicant
Cloud ERP software for the public sector
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-197.8k
OTE
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power more effective and accountable government.
Role
Who you are
- Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth, ambiguous environment
- Demonstrated experience in working with customers to improve product experiences
- Experience working across the stack (frontend + backend) and comfort shipping features end-to-end
- Experience building with AI-driven UX, agents, and workflow automation (direct ML experience not required)
- BA/BS in a computer science-related field or equivalent experience required
- 8+ years of experience in developing highly scalable cloud-native applications
- Deep experience building applications on either Azure or AWS using the latest CI/CD and DevOps best practices
- Prior experience in building applications that leverage modern tools like Grafana for observability and performance monitoring
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, ReactJS, and NodeJS is a MUST
- Proficiency with event-driven architecture, API integration, and GraphQL is a MUST
What the job involves
- As a Sr. Software Engineer at OpenGov, you will develop top-tier SaaS solutions that enhance efficiency, transparency, and accountability in government agencies
- As a crucial member of our engineering team, you'll lead and deliver new features and improvements in a fast-paced, agile environment, utilizing modern technologies such as ReactJS, Typescript, GraphQL, and NodeJS. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential for maintaining the highest standards
- Collaborate across the organization to understand and translate business priorities into shipped features delivering customer success
- Generate clean, efficient, and well-documented software following industry best practices
- Provide leadership and technical guidance to ensure the development of resilient, scalable SaaS applications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and translate business requirements into technical specifications
- Troubleshoot, debug and resolve complex technical issues
- Mentor and guide junior software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Contribute to OpenGov’s Engineering culture of innovation, leading-edge technology adoption and quality
- Cultivate customer empathy to ensure that the solutions exceed customer expectations
- Drive continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and operational excellence
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, advocating for their adoption where appropriate
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.
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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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