Lead a small team to build NeoGov's AI platform - the shared AI services, infrastructure, and tooling used across our public-sector SaaS products.
Own the roadmap and delivery of GenAI, AI agents, RAG, and intelligent automation into products used by governments and public agencies.
Partner with Product, Data, Infrastructure, and Security to ship securely, compliantly, and at scale.
What You Will do
Lead the team - hire, coach, and grow a small team of AI/ML and platform engineers.
Own delivery - turn the AI strategy into a prioritized roadmap and ship it.
Build the platform - GenAI services, agents and orchestration, multi-agent (A2A), MCP integrations, RAG, semantic search, tool calling, and workflow automation, packaged as reusable services.
Set standards - define patterns, golden paths, and shared frameworks other teams build on.
Modernize - microservices, event-driven, API-first, IaC, and CI/CD across .NET, Python, and cloud-native.
Own governance & safety - evals, guardrails, tracing, hallucination and PII protection, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
Stay hands-on - design reviews, prototyping, and unblocking the team.
Who You Are
Must-Haves
6-8 years engineering, with 1-2 years leading as a manager or tech lead - open to a strong senior/staff engineer stepping into their first management role.
Shipped shared/platform services other engineers build on.
Hands-on with GenAI/LLMs, RAG, vector databases, and semantic search; familiar with agents, A2A, MCP, and tool calling (or eager to go deep fast).
Strong .NET and Python - APIs, backend, and AI services.
Solid distributed systems, microservices, event-driven, and API-first foundations
IaC (Terraform or AWS CDK), containers, CI/CD, and cloud-native SaaS.
Working knowledge of AI governanceand safety practices.
Strong communication and leadership across engineering, product, data, and security.
Nice to Have
Built AI platforms, internal AI tooling, or an AI Center of Excellence.
Experience with agents, A2A, MCP servers, tool registries, agent memory, and observability.
.NET modernization and Python AI services experience.
Delivery in regulated or public-sector environments.
Familiar with eval/monitoring tools (Langfuse, LangSmith, MLflow, Phoenix) and data platforms (OpenSearch,
Snowflake, Databricks).
What NEOGOV Offers
Comprehensive Benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for full-time employees
Generous PTO to support work-life balance
Remote working opportunities
401K Matching
Autonomy to grow and find your career path with supportive leadership
12-week Paid Parental Leave
Inclusive and diverse environment
#LI_REMOTE 01
If you are in Canada, are you legally able to work in Canada for any employer without limitations?
Yes
No
02
Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to work in the United States (e.g. H1B)?
Yes
No
03
Do you have experience managing an engineering team of 10 or more members? 04
Do you have hands-on experience deploying products in AWS?
Yes
No
05
Do you have hands-on or leadership experience building AI platforms, specifically working with LLMs, RAG, vector databases, or AI agents? 06
What is your primary backend software engineering stack (languages, frameworks, and cloud infrastructure)? Required Question
About NEOGOV
NEOGOV is a software company that provides cloud-based human resources software for the public sector. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California. NEOGOV's software is used by more than 6,000 organizations, including state and local governments, to manage their HR processes. The company's software includes modules for recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and more. NEOGOV has received numerous awards for its software, including the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
