What you'll do
- Lead architecture of complex core platform features including versioning, workflows, and permissions.
- Make critical architectural decisions and write Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for modular domain design.
- Collaborate in-person with SF leadership team to solve production challenges and accelerate deployment.
- Set and maintain high engineering quality standards through code reviews and automated quality gates.
- Leverage AI tools like Cursor and Claude to automate boilerplate and enhance developer productivity.
What you should know
- Role requires being based in San Francisco and working onsite Monday-Thursday for high-bandwidth collaboration.
- Ideal candidate thrives in ambiguous, complex problem-solving and can partner closely with product managers.
- Strong focus on security and defensive coding to protect sensitive government data.
- Opportunity to influence foundational platform architecture during a key growth phase.
- Exposure to AI-driven development workflows and cutting-edge engineering practices.
About the company
- Authorium is a 43-person GovTech SaaS company focused on modernizing government infrastructure workflows.
- They serve large state agencies managing billions in public funds, including California and other states.
- The company is growing rapidly at 45% year-over-year with a path to profitability by 2026.
- They emphasize a collaborative, in-office culture in their San Francisco engineering hub.
- Authorium replaces legacy systems and spreadsheets with a unified data platform for government operations.
Key required skills
Ruby on RailsSystem designDatabase optimizationSecurityAWS