PrincipalSoftwareEngineer-FullStack

OpenGov is the leader in AI and ERP solutions for local and state governments in the U.S. More than 2,000 cities, counties, state agencies, school districts, and special districts rely on the OpenGov Public Service Platform to operate efficiently, adapt to change, and strengthen the public trust. Category-leading products include enterprise asset management, procurement and contract management, accounting and budgeting, billing and revenue management, permitting and licensing, and transparency and open data. These solutions come together in the OpenGov ERP, allowing public sector organizations to focus on priorities and deliver maximum ROI with every dollar and decision in sync. Learn about OpenGov’s mission to power more effective and accountable government and the vision of high-performance government for every community at OpenGov.com http://OpenGov.com. JOB SUMMARY: You’ll be the senior-most technical leader on our data platform — the foundation every OpenGov product depends on. Your primary mandate is to define how AI reshapes our platform: from the APIs and services that enable AI-powered product experiences, to the engineering workflows that let your team ship 3–10x faster with AI-assisted development. You’ll own the architecture of systems at scale and set the technical bar for an engineering team that’s operating in an AI-native way. WHAT YOU’LL SHIP: - Architect and build the APIs and services that power OpenGov’s data and reporting platform at scale, with first-class support for AI agent consumption alongside human interfaces - Define and drive the technical strategy for AI integration across the product — from agent-driven workflows and AI-powered data analysis to retrieval-augmented generation over government datasets - Establish AI-augmented engineering practices across your teams: evaluate and adopt AI development tools, define review standards for AI-generated code, and measure the productivity impact - Lead end-to-end delivery of features from desig