Senior Software Engineer - Java (Remote)

Company: OpenGov
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Imagine yourself here! OpenGov is a mission driven fast-growth, Series D, venture backed startup (includes Andreessen Horowitz, Formation 8, and Emerson Collective). Our Board of Directors includes iconic Silicon Valley executives John Chambers (former Cisco Chairman and CEO) and Marc Andreessen (Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world). OpenGov is the leader in modern cloud ERP software for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies. We have surpassed 1,000+ governments (and growing fast!) using our products in our mission to power more effective and accountable government. OpenGov is a 2021 Top Workplaces USA award winner! Job Description The Senior Software Engineer will build best-in-class SaaS solutions that enable efficiency, transparency, and accountability within government agencies. This role is critical to the OpenGov data platform and our larger R&D organization, helping support the foundation on which all OpenGov applications depend. Lead development of new features on a modern tech stack while helping to set high standards for the team, ensuring our products are performant, scalable, reliable, and observable. What You'll Be Working On: --- Build robust, high-availability cloud software, crucial to supporting OpenGov's mission. --- Be part of a culture-focused, globally distributed team. --- Champion continuous improvement and best practices with the team. --- Collaborate with stakeholders across Design, Product Management, and Engineering --- Support, troubleshoot, and monitor production systems. --- Design robust APIs and services that perform at scale. --- Build, test, and deploy with technologies like AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and Spinnaker. --- Act as a key contributor, lead projects, and continuously improve the way the team collaborates and delivers. Skills That Will Help You Succeed: --- 5+ years experience hands-on coding and software design. --- 3+ years experience with a modern, high level language. Java (our primary language), Ruby, Python, etc. --- 3+ years professional experience with relational and non-relational databases. --- Proficiency with source control (Git) and common CI platforms (eg Jenkins)--- Experience designing and building microservices connected by stream processing, Kafka preferred. --- Strong communication skills and a desire for transparency --- Experience working as part of an agile team (Scrum or Kanban)--- Experience with AWS --- Experience building large-scale, consumer-facing enterprise SaaS software. --- Design and development of REST APIs. Nice To Haves: --- Creation of GraphQL APIs. --- Experience with domain-driven design --- Experience with cloud-native software development, including scaling (horizontal vs vertical) and cloud deployment strategies. --- Architecture of systems using both relational and non-relational database models. #LI-NR-1 #LI-REMOTE What makes OpenGov unique - -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 and -SF Business Times' 40 under 40 class of 2018! - -Funding: $140 million, Series D company, from top tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, and Emerson Collective. -Click here to read more about our latest round of funding! - -Board of Directors: Includes iconic executives John Chambers (former Cisco Chairman and CEO), Marc Andreessen (Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world), Katherine August-deWilde (Vice Chair of First Republic Bank), and Amy Pressman (co-founder, former president, and a current board member of Medallia). - -Growth: Double growth with 1,000+ governments (and counting) using our products! - -Culture: Winner of 2021 Top Workplaces USA award, Forbes 2021 Best Startup Employers, 50 Best Workplaces award. Check out our Careers Video! - -Perks: 90% paid Medical/Dental/Vision premium for employees, fully paid Life and Short/Long term disability insurance, Unlimited PTO, Parental Leave policy, monthly fitness stipend, anniversary awards, and more! - -Product: Named a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, we are the leader in cloud ERP software for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies. - -Mission Driven: We are a technology company helping out our communities, cities, and states. 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.

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