JavaScript Technical Lead

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 help small business owners open their doors faster, ensuring our tax dollars are accounted for, creating safer infrastructure, modernizing the permitting process, and assisting with disaster recovery. The work you do here every day has a meaningful impact on people's lives!

🌟 OpenGov is a 2023 Top Workplaces USA award winner and a Forbes America's Best Startup Employer 🌟

Join our smart, fun, and humble team to experience the most rewarding career of your life!

Job Summary:

As a  Software Engineer II  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 ReactJS, Javascript, GraphQL, and NodeJS.

A typical day in this role would provide opportunities to design, implement and optimize complex applications for speed and scalability, and resolve various unique technical challenges. Strong collaboration skills with the product, UX, and platform engineers coupled with the ability to execute quickly will enable your success.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and deploy high-quality software with minimum supervision
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following industry best practices.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and operational excellence 
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation within the team
• Contribute to OpenGov’s Engineering culture of innovation, leading-edge technology adoption and quality

Requirements and Preferred Experience:

• BA/BS in a computer-science-related discipline or equivalent experience required
• 3+ years of professional experience in developing cloud native applications.
• Proficiency in Java or C++ or C# or equivalent program language is required.
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, ReactJS, and NodeJS is required 
• Proficiency in data structures, database concepts, algorithms and observability is required
• Working knowledge of event-driven architecture and Kafka preferred
• Working knowledge of ElasticSearch/OpenSearch preferred

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!

» Growth: Record breaking growth with 1,800+ governments (and counting) using our products. Click here for read more.

» Culture: Winner of 2023 Top Workplaces USA award, Awarded Top 25 Cloud Companies to Work For, Winner of Forbes 2022 Best Startup Employers, 50 Best Workplaces award. Check out our Careers Video!

» 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.

Role: Software Engineer (Integration)

Work Experience: Min. 2 years

About the Role

We are seeking a versatile Software Engineer (Integration) who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and connecting disparate systems with elegance and efficiency.

Responsibilities

●       Design, develop, and maintain robust integration solutions between multiple systems

●       Create scalable endpoints and implement efficient Cron jobs

●       Develop and optimize integration scripts using Python and JavaScript

●       Interface with legacy and modern systems, including SOAP and REST APIs

●       Perform comprehensive system mapping and data transformation

●       Architect solutions that bridge different technological ecosystems

●       Collaborate across teams to ensure seamless system interoperability

Technical Skills Requirement

1.   Programming Languages:

●       Expert-level JavaScript and TypeScript

●       Python scripting capabilities

●       Working knowledge of React

2.   Technical Expertise:

●       Backend development proficiency

●       SQL and NoSQL database integration

●       REST and SOAP API implementation

●       Endpoint design and optimization

●       System integration architecture

Soft Skills Requirements:

●       Exceptional problem-solving abilities

●       Strong client communication skills

●       Ability to ask precise, targeted technical questions

●       Adaptable and quick-learning approach

●       Detail-oriented with a holistic system understanding

Educational Qualifications:

●       Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related field

●       2-5 years of professional experience

●       Proven track record of successfully connecting complex systems

●       Demonstrated ability to work across technological boundaries

Employment Type: Full-time

Work days: 5 days a week

Location: Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon

We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer for a client of ours, that is headquartered in USA and is operating in the field of health tech space, offering an innovative solution for dominate health issues. The company is well funded and backed by investors like Sequoia Capital.

They are looking for people who are interested to join their company and help them make an impact on their product development and growth.

In this role you will be part of the Product Engineering Team, and will be responsible for working with cross functional teams.

Experience Required

5+ years experience, having worked on both frontend and backend development - hands on development experience from front end, middle tier and back end.

3+ years of experience building Restful web service using node.js

3+ years of experience for writing batch/cron jobs using Python and shell scripting

3+ years of experience in web application development using javascript and ReactJs

Have understanding of javascript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, JSON, Rest based applications

Experience in database techs - mongodb, mysql, redis, elastic search

Experience of building applications deployed on the cloud using AWS, Docker and kubernetes

Good to have : - understanding of code versioning tools like Git

Experience or understanding of JS based build tools like Grunt, Gulp, Bower, Webpack and NPM

Good communication, willingness to work in a diverse team, and a fast paced environment would be a requirement to be successful in this role.

Education Experience

Degree in Computer science would be preferred / equivalent professional experience in product companies.

Core Stack Required: MERN

Location: Remote

Minimum Experience: 3 years

• Knowledge of Node, MongoDB, Express, React.

• Proficient with code versioning tools including Git, Bitbucket.

• Good problem-solving skills.

• Good Knowledge with MySql databases.

• Knowledge and proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. (Reactjs is an advantage)

• Experience in payment gateways integration.

• Experience in image manipulation.

• Ability to write and consume SOAP & REST web services.

• Write clean, well-structured code with proper abstraction and reusability.

• Must have good analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Must be a good team player, good learner, and self-starter.

• Ability to work independently and perform under strict deadlines.

• Good to have Experience in creating multilingual websites.

• Experience in API integration i.e. Google, Facebook, Twitter, agora, twilio etc..

Strong experience on core Java (Version >=1.8 )

Strong experience on Spring ecosystem (Core, MVC, data, JPA, transaction management, security, AOP, Batch & Boot). Comfortable performing integration tests in Spring context.

Strong experience on JDBC and DB concepts.

Experience of TDD/BDD approach and prior experience working with CI/CD tools (Maven, Git, jenkins)

Strong experience on ORM (hibernate) and PL/SQL procedures

Knowledge of some of UI latest languages / frameworks ( Html5, Angular 4+)

Knowledge of SOA/Microservices (REST, Soap) and its challenges

Strong knowledge on APP server (Tomcat, Weblogic)

Strong knowledge on Microservices

Exposure on Digital stack

-          UX/UI

-          API

-          Machine Learning

-          Big Data

-          Cloud/Docker/IaaS/PaaS

Knowledge on Java Swing

Experience delivering sound development, testing, implementation, deployment and support strategies in complex distributed environments.

Knowledge on production monitoring tools.

Good experience in leading change within a team, especially around testing and quality practices.

Team player, who relentlessly involves others and shares knowledge with them

Should have experience of participant in design reviews and code reviews.

Curiosity in all the latest trends and ready to do POCs with new technical stack