Intern, Software Engineer

OpenGov is the leader in AI and ERP solutions for local and state governments in the U.S. More than 2,000 cities, counties, state agencies, school districts, and special districts rely on the OpenGov Public Service Platform to operate efficiently, adapt to change, and strengthen the public trust. Category-leading products include enterprise asset management, procurement and contract management, accounting and budgeting, billing and revenue management, permitting and licensing, and transparency and open data. These solutions come together in the OpenGov ERP, allowing public sector organizations to focus on priorities and deliver maximum ROI with every dollar and decision in sync. Learn about OpenGov’s mission to power more effective and accountable government and the vision of high-performance government for every community at OpenGov.com.

Job Summary

OpenGov is on a mission to power a more effective and accountable government — and the software our engineering teams ship every day makes that real for thousands of public agencies across the country. As a Software Engineering Intern, you'll contribute to production features used by real customers, working side by side with full-time engineers across the full stack. This is a hands-on internship where you'll write code that ships, not code that sits in a sandbox. Expect to leave with a deeper understanding of how modern SaaS engineering teams build, test, and deliver enterprise-grade software at scale. The 10-week internship will run from June 7, 2027 through August 13, 2027.

Responsibilities

Build and ship features across our production codebase, contributing to web applications and APIs that serve government customers every day Design, document, and implement REST API endpoints in collaboration with senior engineers, learning how scalable service contracts are built and maintained Write unit and integration tests alongside feature work, developing habits around code quality and test coverage from day one Participate