About the RoleOpenGov is seeking a Product Engineer II to take on increasing ownership of a product area with cross-functional exposure. This role is for developing practitioners who can contribute to discovery, roadmap input, and delivery with general direction from a lead, while growing their ability to operate independently. AI-native tooling accelerates execution - your job is to direct it toward the right outcomes for customers.
How AI Works in This RoleAI-native tooling handles a significant portion of what product managers and UX designers have historically spent their time on. That time is yours to redirect toward higher-leverage work. Specifically:
- Spec writing: AI drafts the first spec from your intent statement. You review, sharpen, and own what gets built.
- UX design: AI generates mockups from the design system based on your flow definitions. Experience Architects maintain the system itself. You make the product decisions within it.
- Research synthesis: AI clusters and themes interview notes, call transcripts, and support data. You interpret what it means for the roadmap and make the call.
- Release content: AI generates release notes, in-app announcements, and enablement materials from your shipped features.
- Code review: Automated review catches style, security, and regression issues. You stay accountable for quality outcomes - not the review queue.
- Test coverage: AI generates test cases from the acceptance criteria you write. Your job is to write criteria that are precise enough to verify.
- Competitive intelligence: AI monitors competitor moves and surfaces market signals. You form the point of view and decide what it means for your roadmap.
What AI does not do: understand your customers, make the call on what matters, own the outcome, or build the cross-functional trust that makes things ship. That is the job.
What You'll Own- Define and communicate the product vision for your area - grounded in customer research, competitive context, and business goals; not inherited from committee.
- Conduct and synthesize customer discovery: translate what you hear into clear, defensible decisions about what to build and what to cut.
- Own the product roadmap: prioritize ruthlessly, explain your reasoning publicly, and revise it when new facts warrant it.
- Define user experience flows and interaction patterns within the design system; escalate to Experience Architects when genuinely new system-level patterns are required.
- Write clear intent documents that AI tooling can execute against; review and own AI-generated specs for accuracy, completeness, and correctness.
- Partner with engineering to unblock builds, resolve ambiguity in real time, and make decisions during the development cycle without becoming a bottleneck.
- Track adoption, usage, and business outcome metrics; use them to drive the next iteration, not just to report status.
- Represent your product in customer conversations, QBRs, and cross-functional reviews - the full commercial picture, not just the feature set.
- Identify gaps in AI harnesses and design system coverage; surface them as platform investment requests with clear business justification.
Qualifications & Preferred Experience- 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 how your work connects to 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, provide project updates, and incorporate feedback at key milestones.
- Adapts to changing priorities and demonstrates a track record of shipping reliably.
- Developing comfort with AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., AI-assisted coding, code review, or testing tools); willingness to become proficient is required.
- 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..
How This Level Is DifferentiatedThe following competency behaviors distinguish this level from adjacent ones:
- Contributes to cross-functional projects and adapts to changing needs; viewed as a reliable team member.
- Provides regular updates and receives feedback at key milestones; developing strong listening and communication skills.
- Understands specific functional areas and applies expertise to contribute to company goals.
- Works within their function and occasionally interfaces in cross-program relationships.
- Identifies and articulates problems, extracts simple insights, and proposes solutions within scope.
Compensation:Boston, MA: $110,000 - $125,000
On target ranges above include base plus a portion of variable compensation that is earned based on company and individual performance.
The final compensation will be determined by a number of factors such as qualifications, expertise, and the candidate's geographical location.
Benefits That Work for YouEnjoy an award-winning workplace with the benefits to match, including:
- Comprehensive healthcare options for individuals and families
- Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid parental leave, wellness stipends, and HSA contributions
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- A collaborative office environment with weekly catered lunches.
