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*Architect - PlatformINDIA /ENGINEERING /CONTRACTORSUBMIT A CANDIDATEImagine yourself hereOpenGov 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 nations 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 winnerOpenGov is looking for a platform architect who has experience building secure and scalable SaaS platforms. Our platform unifies and powers several of our mission-critical applications and services that make up our OpenGov Cloud ERP. We need an experienced architect to join us as part of our platform team.You will be part of a team of architects and work with the product, design, and engineering teams in the US and in India to design and deliver new features in an agile environment. This role will involve occasional travel to the US.Our ideal candidate has led technology transformations of large-scale systems, preferably in the enterprise software space (public or private sector) with experience in designing, implementing, delivering, and testing reusable services and modules. You have experience with horizontal and vertical scalability, modular design, and contemporary architecture and technologies.What youll make happen:Collaborate with other architects to design, develop, and champion best-practices, patterns, and standards for multi-tenant SaaS platforms and applications.Collaborate with product managers, design teams, customers, and other stakeholders to determine requirements and design platform capabilities.Work with platform and application suite teams to enhance and enrich the ever-evolving shared platform that powers our entire suite of products, the goal is to build once and reuse many times across applications.Mentor and develop engineers and junior architects to assist and promote architecture discipline at OpenGov.Produce clear and detailed design documents, architecture blueprints, and occasional 6-pagers for strategic areas.Build key proofs-of-concept - our architects are hands-on and build real prototypes to help the teams get started on the right foot.Contribute to OpenGov R&D s culture of customer-driven innovation.You get excited by:Our mission to power more effective and accountable governments everywhere.Working with our highly-talented global R&D team that is building a rapidly growing and enduring SaaS multi-tenant Cloud ERP Platform for governments.Working with a distributed R&D team with a high bar for standards and excellence.Delighting customers with innovative scalable and delightful products to customers.Collaborating with multi-discipline team members.Requirements:Extensive experience (12-16 years) in software design and development, preferably with cloud-native technology stack and multi-tenant SaaS architectures.Solid understanding of Object-Oriented and Functional programming, reactive and event-driven architectures.Solid understanding of database and persistence technologies.Proven hands-on development experience with Java, Ruby, and other programming languages, design patterns, and frameworks.Highly analytical mindset, with an ability to see both the big picture and the details.Ability to think long term, envision target states, and work towards achieving the target state iteratively.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Bachelor s Degree in computer science or a related discipline.Bonus:Master s Degree in computer science or a related discipline.Hands-on knowledge of DevOps, SRE, and CI/CD practices in a public cloud environment, preferably AWSExperience building mission-critical transactional systemsExperience with ERP or similar systemsFunctional Programming experienceReactive software architecturesPosition ID - PLAT-ARC-01What 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 and 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 nations cities, counties, and state agencies. Mission Driven: We are a technology company helping out our communities, cities, and states. Were powering more effective and accountable government.Come join us and make a positive social impact,

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