Job description
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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 software for local governments and state agencies. We have surpassed 1,600+ governments (and growing fast!) using our products in our mission to power more effective and accountable government.
OpenGov is a 2022 Top Workplaces USA award winner and a Forbes 2022 America's Best Startup Employer!
OpenGov was founded in 2012 by Zac Bookman, Joe Lonsdale, and technologists from Stanford University, who studied government budgeting in the aftermath of the Great Recession. They observed dedicated public servants struggle against outdated technology that prevented them from accessing timely spending information and communicating their priorities to citizens and elected officials. Believing there was a better way, the team set out to build a cloud-based solution to power a more effective and accountable government. Today, over 2,000 public agencies in 48 states form a growing network leveraging OpenGov to achieve their government’s ERP needs.
As a Senior Frontend 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 React, TypeScript, and GraphQL.
Passion for good component design and solid application architecture comes naturally to you, as does navigating the troubled seas of browser compatibility. We value natural self-starters who can communicate ideas effectively and contribute to OpenGov's culture of respect, dedication, and fun. You value clean code, principles over dogma, and making the world a little better every day.
What You’ll Do
You will be working as a Frontend engineer in the Platform Shared Services team. The Platform Shared Services engineering at OpenGov is part of the Platform Engineering that develops general components to be shared by applications within the OpenGov products. Component Library is one such artifact that is leveraged to build application Frontends of OpenGov products.You will work on writing new or improving existing components, supporting the needs of all Application Suites, guiding our component standards, and coordinating the efforts of contributors across all Suites. This role would provide opportunities to optimize applications for speed and scalability and resolve various unique technical challenges.
Your mission will be to:
- Work with Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, QA, Accessibility, Internationalization, Performance, and stress testing to ensure the library’s components are up to OpenGov quality standards to delight our customers.
- You will be highly involved across suites. Plan what improvements or new components are needed to support suites and align delivery (via product and design).
- Shape and evolve standards and patterns of use, and guide the suites teams in their adoption,
- Build, release, curate, evolve, and maintain the library and its existing reusable components to a high standard
a. Write unit and integration tests to improve and maintain high code coverage
b. Ensure the library meets OpenGov’s accessibility guidelines
c. Ensure the library meets OpenGov’s design guidelines
d. Ensure the library meets OpenGov’s engineering standards
- Support and advocate for the adoption of the Library in Applications
a. Design great APIs
b. Write documentation
c. Gather and apply feedback
- You will work with a distributed team.
Your Qualifications
Must-have:
6+ years of professional experience in front-end engineering roles- 5+ years of professional experience with Javascript / ECMAScript
- 4+ years of professional experience with React
- 3+ years of professional experience with TypeScript
- 3+ years of professional experience using Git or similar version control systems
- Experience using and writing React Hooks
- Experience integrating UIs with data from service endpoints
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Understanding of functional programming fundamentals
- Experience doing and submitting to code reviews
- Experience working cross-functionally, collaborating with designers, and coordinating product/program managers
Nice-to-have:
High Performance React Grid experience like AG-Grid- Typed Functional Programming experience
- Webpack, SWC, or similar tooling experience
- Node.js experience
- Understanding of AWS fundamentals.
- Real-world experience building scalable SaaS products
- You’re extremely interested in learning new languages, platforms, and ideas.
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment focused on delivering production code regularly using Agile techniques, tools, and methodologies.
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, a Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and SF and Silicon Valley Business Times' 40 under 40 class of 2018!
» Funding: Over $250 million, Series D company, from top tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Cox Enterprises, and Emerson Collective.
» 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: Record breaking growth with 1,600+ governments (and counting) using our products and seven acquisitions in the past six years! Click here to read more.
» Culture: Winner of Forbes 2022 Best Startup Employers, Winner of 2022 Top Workplaces USA award, 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 to the GovTech 100 (seven consecutive years), we are the leader in cloud software for our nation's cities, counties, and state agencies.
» 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.
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