Software Engineer, New Grad

About this role

Authorium, a GovTech SaaS platform serving major government agencies, is seeking a new graduate software engineer to join their San Francisco office. You'll ship production features immediately alongside senior engineers, contributing to complex architectural decisions while working in a high-bandwidth, in-person collaborative environment focused on modernizing government workflows.

What you'll do

• Deliver high-impact features across the platform including versioning systems, approval workflows, and permission models with full ownership
• Participate in architectural decisions and contribute to Architecture Decision Records alongside senior engineers
• Collaborate in-person (Monday–Thursday) in the SF office to whiteboard solutions and move from idea to deployment rapidly
• Maintain production-grade code quality through comprehensive testing, code reviews, and automated quality gates
• Use AI tools like Cursor and Claude to accelerate development while focusing on complex implementation challenges
• Help refine AI-first engineering patterns including agentic testing and automated code reviews

What they're looking for

• Systems thinking and production codebase experience
• Data modeling and system architecture reasoning
• Defensive coding and authorization model design
• React and/or Next.js (frontend experience)
• Ruby on Rails or MVC frameworks
• Document generation or data pipeline work
• High agency and self-directed problem-solving
• Quality-focused code practices and testing

Benefits

• Work on mission-critical government infrastructure serving millions of citizens
• In-person collaborative environment in San Francisco with high-caliber engineering team
• Accelerated learning through architectural decision-making participation
• AI-native development workflow using modern tools
• 45% YoY growth company with clear path to profitability