Staff Software Engineer

OpenGov is home to an exceptional team - passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government By bringing the OpenGov Cloud to our nation s state and local government we re transforming communities so they can thrive Imagine yourself being able to owners open their doors faster ensuring our are accounted for creating modernizing the and assisting with The work you do here every day has a meaningful impact on people s lives xf0 x9f x8c x9f OpenGov is a and a xf0 x9f x8c x9fJoin our smart fun and humble team to experience the most rewarding career of your life The Staff Software Engineer Principal Software Engineer will construct cutting-edge SaaS solutions aimed at enhancing efficiency transparency and accountability within the government agencies This pivotal role within the Platform Engineering team and broader R D division entails bolstering the foundational framework upon which all OpenGov applications rely Spearhead the development of novel features using contemporary technology stacks while championing ongoing enhancements for the team As a vital member of our engineering team you will drive the delivery of new platform capabilities features and enhancements in a dynamic setting leveraging modern front-end and back-end technologies to advance our mission of contributing to a better world through empowering key community functions A typical day in this position will encompass a blend of collaborative teamwork innovative problem-solving resolving performance related issues suggesting software architectural changes if required and hands-on development Success in this role hinges on robust collaboration skills within the team and across functions as well as the ability to swiftly adapt and assimilate new technologies What You ll Be Working OnArchitect design and develop robust APIs microservices data models using through latest trending backend frontend cloud technologies tools libraries to serve over 100k daily users across hundreds of customer communitiesContribute to the entire SDLC from ideation and design to implementation and maintenanceInvestigate thoroughly the architecture design related issues in existing reporting and data systems identify the possible root causes and propose solutions to resolve the critical problems like performance security scalability etc Write clean performant secure efficient and maintainable code across front-end and back-end systems Develop and execute unit integration and E2E test cases scripts plans and procedures to ensure the code software meets quality standards Using an API first approach develop REST microservices that communicate with the OpenGov event driven platform for Data Reporting services as well as integrate with customer systemsBuild services and features with a strong focus on quality security efficiency performance availability and scalability Participate in the CI CD and DevOps automation initiatives to build test deploy operate on industry leading platforms tools including AWS Cloud Kubernetes Docker GitHub Sonar ArgoCD Grafana etcMonitor troubleshoot and support various systems in production and pre-production environments Act as a key contributor to the analysis and evolution of scenarios that are pivotal to future sustained growth and success and act as an evangelist for robust technical foundations Collaborate with stakeholders across Design Product Management and Engineering Be part of a culture-focused globally distributed team Skills That Will Help You Succeed7 years of professional experience in designing developing shipping scalable SaaS products7 years experience with a modern high-level language JavaScript TypeScript Java etc and technologies like React Ember etc 7 years of professional experience with relational and non-relational databases like PostgreSQL Redshift MongoDB Redis etc 3 years in a team leadership role team lead principal senior staff etc 3 years of professional experience with cloud infra management ideally AWS Experience building large-scale consumer-facing enterprise SaaS software 5 years of experience in designing and developing REST APIs microservices connected by stream processing Kafka preferred Strong hands-on Kubernetes experienceExperience in developing Unit Integration and E2E tests for Quality Experience in evaluating developing enhancing customizing the test automation frameworks and developing maintaining the test automation scripts for functional and performance QA Experience in optimizing applications for speed and scalability Experience driving team improvement through process improvement and mentoring Strong communication and collaboration skills and a desire for transparency Experience working as part of an agile team Scrum or Kanban Nice To HavesExperience with domain-driven designExperience with serverless including scaling and deployment strategies Intrinsic motivation and high degree of accountability to deliver and thrive in a fast-paced environmentAbility to solve complex technical problems and provide optimal solutions in a collaborative cultureWhat makes OpenGov unique xc2 xbb Leadership CEO Zac Bookman MPA from Harvard and JD from Yale is truly a mission-driven CEO He was named one of the 100 most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and xc2 xbb Growth Record breaking growth with 1 800 governments and counting using our products Click to read more xc2 xbb Culture Check out our xc2 xbb Product Named to the GovTech 100 seven consecutive years we are the leader in cloud software for our nation s cities counties and state agencies xc2 xbb Mission Driven We are a technology company with a passion for the mission We re powering more effective and accountable government Come join us and make a positive social impact OpenGov is an equal opportunity employer All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status