This role is remote from anywhere in the US or Canada. For over 25 years, NEOGOV has been at the forefront of public-sector innovation, building technology that helps government and education organizations work smarter, move faster, and better serve their communities. We combine deep public-sector expertise with up-to-date SaaS practices, AI-enabled workflows, and a relentless focus on execution. We empower our customers to support the public servants they employ, the communities they serve, and the talented teams that bring our platform to life. Our solutions support the entire employee journey, from hire to retire. By transforming complex HR and compliance workflows into simple, intuitive experiences, we help public-sector organizations reduce friction, improve efficiency, and focus on what matters most: making a difference. 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. 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. NET, Python, and cloud-native. 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 ; 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 governance and safety practices. ~ Strong communication and leadership across engineering, product, data, and security. Built AI platforms, internal AI tooling, or an AI Center of Excellence. 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, ~ Comprehensive Benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for full-time employees ~ Remote working opportunities ~12-week Paid Parental Leave ~ NEOGOV does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, protected military status, or other non-merit factors. Our hiring process may include Artificial Intelligence (AI) screening for keywords and minimum qualifications.
📌 Principal Engineering Projects (Canada)
🏢 NEOGOV
📍 Canada