Director of Software Engineering

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🕒 June 16

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GovSpend

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2013

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏛️ Government

💰 Private Equity Round on 2021-03

Consulting • Logistics • Government

GovSpend is a company that provides government procurement data and analytics to organizations that buy and sell in the public sector. Focusing on transparency and accountability, they deliver data-driven insights to federal, state, local, and education sectors to help secure more government contracts. GovSpend offers platforms such as GovSpend and Fedmine which aggregate and process data to provide comprehensive insights for better decision-making in the public market. They serve vendors, contractors, federal contractors, and consultants by offering critical market intelligence, bid/RFP tools, and competitive analysis capabilities.

📋 Description

• Oversee the software development process and manage teams of engineers • Set technical standards and ensure project goals are met within the assigned timeframe • Design and maintain agentic workflows to automate the product development process from design to development, and release • Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve technical goals and objectives • Oversee multiple software development projects, ensuring they are completed on time and meet quality standards • Identify potential risks in the software development process and implement strategies to mitigate these risks • Take full ownership of the software systems that your teams build • Ensure adequate unit-tests, logging, and monitoring with alerts • Stay abreast of the latest technology trends and advancements • Identify issues that could jeopardize timelines • Balance idealism and pragmatism for prompt project completion • Coordinate with other teams as needed • Communicate effectively with other department heads, executives, and stakeholders • Lead and mentor software engineers, encouraging their professional growth

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with agentic development using LLMs • 5+ years of experience managing a software development team • 7+ years of experience with core modern JavaScript • 7+ years of experience with NodeJS • 7+ years of experience with at least one non-relational or relational database • Experience with or a strong desire to learn functional programming • Experience with Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes is a plus • A solid understanding of the programming languages, software, databases, and tooling used across the engineering department • Experience with building, connecting, and using MCP servers and agentic tools • Ability to communicate with professionalism in both a written and verbal format • Ability to manage time effectively • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment • Ability to retain knowledge, and follow directions • Ability to take constructive criticism and implement changes as needed • Demonstrate leadership capabilities • Strong organization skills and attention to detail are a must • Analytical thinking skills and the ability to use discretion when making decisions • Ability to read and interpret company policies and procedures

🏖️ Benefits

• Professional development • Flexible working hours