Authorium

Software Engineer

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specified$149k-$201kDetected 62 days ago

RubyReactNext.jsRailsFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewAWSComplianceBudgetingProcurementHIPAACollaboration

About the role

We have deep product market fit and are scaling to meet the demands of the world's most complex government agencies.
This is a foundational role for an engineer who thrives in an in-person, collaborative environment and wants to accelerate their career by being "in the room" where our most complex architectural decisions are made.
While Authorium is a distributed company, our SF office is where we tackle our most intricate "war room" challenges-from modularizing our core domain to whiteboarding the next generation of our workflow engine.

Authorium is building the operating system for the infrastructure of democracy.
We serve the agencies that support millions of citizens.
Deliver complex, high-impact features across our platform-from building robust versioning systems to designing intricate approval workflows and permission models.
You'll contribute to ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) and help drive the modularization of our core domain.

3+ years of professional full-stack experience.
Systems Thinker: A demonstrated ability to understand and contribute to complex domain objects and data models in production environments.
You are comfortable partnering with product managers to turn ambiguous requirements into elegant technical specs.
You have a strong working knowledge of defensive coding practices and the authorization models required to protect sensitive data.
A demonstrated ability to understand and contribute to complex domain objects and data models in production environments.
Familiarity with React and/or Next.js - we're actively evolving our frontend stack, and if React or Next.js is in your background, we want to hear about it.
Strong knowledge of Rails conventions and an interest in (or experience with) modular monoliths.
Experience with document generation (PDFs), rich text editors, or building systems to process unstructured data within secure workflows.
Experience with or a strong desire to learn AWS infrastructure (ECS/EKS, CloudWatch) and modern deployment pipelines.

Modern Frontend Experience: Familiarity with React and/or Next.js - we're actively evolving our frontend stack, and if React or Next.js is in your background, we want to hear about it.
Ruby on Rails Proficiency: Strong knowledge of Rails conventions and an interest in (or experience with) modular monoliths.
Complex Document Infrastructure: Experience with document generation (PDFs), rich text editors, or building systems to process unstructured data within secure workflows.
Regulated Industry Experience: Previous work in compliance-heavy environments such as GovTech, FinTech, or HealthTech (FedRAMP, SOC 2, or HIPAA).
Infrastructure Curiosity: Experience with or a strong desire to learn AWS infrastructure (ECS/EKS, CloudWatch) and modern deployment pipelines.
Startup Veteran: Previous experience in a fast-growing startup ($5M-$30M ARR range) where you navigated rapid change and contributed to a scaling product.

We are a 43-person company growing 45% YoY, with a clear path to profitability by Q4 2026.
We are establishing our San Francisco office as a strategic center for high-bandwidth engineering and product innovation.
You will be a key contributor to the technical integrity of our platform, shipping mission-critical features and collaborating daily with a high-caliber team to power our next major phase of expansion.
We are a GovTech SaaS platform that unifies the massive, complex workflows-procurement, grants, and budgeting-that keep state and local governments running.
Our platform replaces fragmented spreadsheets and decades-old legacy systems with a unified data layer that manages billions of dollars in public funds.

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