GovDocs

Job Title: Software Engineer

Reports to: Director of Software Engineering

Status: Regular Full Time

Now Hiring: Platform Engineer

We’re growing our engineering team and hiring a Platform Engineer to help shape the next generation of our software products. This role leans toward platform/DevOps engineering and offers high-impact opportunities to build modern cloud-native software that directly improves how companies navigate complex legal compliance. You'll work on a cross-functional team, solve interesting problems, grow and mentor others while delivering high-quality software.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and build full-stack product features using TypeScript, React (with Mantine), and AWS serverless technologies following well-established design patterns and engineering practices
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and participate in code reviews
• Debug and resolve issues across the stack
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver valuable functionality
• Mentor teammates and foster a culture of ownership, learning, and inclusion Promote high standards in engineering quality, operational excellence, and team collaboration
• Drive improvements to infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, system observability, and automated testing to support fast and safe delivery

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of recent and relevant experience designing, building, and scaling cloud-native software and services
• Fluency across the stack, from backend APIs and databases like MongoDB to modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks such as React and Mantine
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, testing practices, and system architecture
• Clear communication, thoughtful collaboration, and a mindset of ownership and impact
• Passion for building software that improves people’s lives
• Deep expertise in AWS, serverless architecture, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK), with experience improving CI/CD, observability, and automated testing

Who You Are:

• You lead by example and share your passion to inspire those around you for growth. You are authentic, driven and positive.
• You possess emotional intelligence and empathy. You have a good sense of humor, are self-aware and self-critical, but not arrogant. You handle interpersonal dynamics with grace.
• You do more than the minimum to achieve outstanding results by being hands-on and rolling up your sleeves now and again when it’s necessary.
• You thrive in a growth-oriented company by embracing and adapting to changes easily. You are open-minded and flexible.
• Your clear communication fosters understanding and collaboration. You express ideas effectively but are also an active listener.

Flexible Work Model:

We believe that the best way for us to grow is through a work environment that provides flexibility. Currently, our employees work together in our Eagan, MN office two days a week, where interactions happen with higher frequency and effectiveness to tackle complex problems. This supports collaboration, team engagement, and business innovation. At the same time, we value the benefits of working from home three days a week, where employees have more focused, uninterrupted time with minimal distractions for dedicated project and productive work.

Best Places to Work 2024:

GovDocs was named one of the 2024 Best Places to Work by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal! Being named an honoree was no easy feat, as they received over 300 nominations for this year’s award. GovDocs was one of the top-scoring Minnesota businesses honored in the medium company category (50-250 employees) for creating a fun, challenging, and rewarding workplace. Read more about GovDocs as Best Places to Work 2024 here: https://bizj.us/1qlh8s

Company Description:

GovDocs serves companies in building and executing their employment law compliance programs in two primary ways:

• Employment Law Posting Update Program: We manage all the complexities of identifying and providing the required set of employment law postings from the 1,700+ potential postings across the U.S. and Canada. Using proprietary technology, we allow companies to manage, track and verify postings at each of their locations – including our patent pending PosterCheck technology. Our Employment Law Posting Update service is used by almost 22% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the Fortune 100.
• Employment Law Compliance Software Solutions: This is a first to market Software-as-a-Service starting with our Minimum Wage product and Paid Leave products, which allow companies to identify and track which laws apply to their locations and employees, then provides all relevant data to make decisions. This service was created in response to requests from some of our largest customers who recognized that employment law expansion across and variances between jurisdictions (Federal, State and Local) were too difficult to manually track.

GovDocs has grown revenue annually by 18% since 2008 with a 96% customer retention rate, primarily due to our Postings Update Program both obtaining and retaining customers – as employment law postings are required by law, every company has an existing provider. Our Software Solutions are an entirely new line of business that gives us great growth potential to create a full Employment Law Compliance (ELC) platform of solutions, it is also challenging us to reinvent how we view urgency, innovation and teamwork. You must be authorized to work in the United States. Immigration or work visa sponsorship will not be provided. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Compensation:

This position is critical to the success of our business and the compensation package will be commensurate with candidate's experience and skills. This role will include a base salary and performance-based incentives. Benefits include paid vacation, paid volunteer time, paid holidays, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending account, health savings account, group life insurance, voluntary life insurance, group short-term disability, group long-term disability, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, a matching 401(k), employee assistance programs, pet health insurance, and value-added programs.

Base salary range: $130,000 – $150,000

Send resume, salary requirements and cover letter to [email protected]

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require an employment visa?
• Are you willing and able to commute to the Eagan, MN office twice per week?
• What are your salary expectations for this role?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Saint Paul, MN 55121