AI-Driven Product Engineer II for Public Sector SaaS

OpenGov Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Paid time off

401(k)

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

Professional development

Catered lunches

Job summary

OpenGov is seeking a Product Engineer II to advance ownership of a product area with cross-functional exposure. This role focuses on discovery, roadmap input, and delivery under direction, while growing independence. AI-native tooling accelerates execution and guides it toward customer outcomes.

You will collaborate with engineering and design to define user flows, write AI-ready specs, and track adoption to drive the roadmap forward.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in product management, software engineering, or a closely adjacent technical role.
• Ability to contribute to and navigate cross-functional engineering projects, with awareness of system architecture and broader team goals.
• Experience conducting customer or stakeholder interviews, or translating technical requirements and user research into actionable engineering specs.
• Solid written and verbal communication; can explain technical tradeoffs clearly and provide project updates.
• Adapts to changing priorities and ships reliably.
• Developing comfort with AI-assisted development workflows (AI-assisted coding, code review, or testing tools).
• Familiarity with design systems, component-based architecture, or API/data modeling is a plus.
• Experience with modern SaaS architecture (APIs, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the product vision grounded in customer research and business goals.
• Conduct and synthesize customer discovery to guide what to build or cut.
• Own the product roadmap and explain reasoning publicly.
• Define UX flows within the design system; elevate when system-level patterns are needed.
• Write clear intent docs for AI tooling; review AI-generated specs for accuracy.
• Partner with engineering to unblock builds and resolve ambiguity in real time.
• Track adoption and business outcomes to drive next iterations.
• Represent the product in customer conversations and cross-functional reviews.

Skills

Product management

Software engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

User research

Tools

APIs

CI/CD

Cloud infrastructure

Design systems

Job description

OpenGov is seeking a Product Engineer II to advance ownership of a product area with cross-functional exposure. This role focuses on discovery, roadmap input, and delivery under direction, while growing independence. AI-native tooling accelerates execution and guides it toward customer outcomes.

You will collaborate with engineering and design to define user flows, write AI-ready specs, and track adoption to drive the roadmap forward.