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This is a remote role from anywhere in the US & Canada. NEOGOV is a proud AI-Enabled SaaS leader in the Public Sector & Public Safety space with a mission to serve the people who serve the people . Our clients use our software to streamline everyday processes NEOGOV is a leading AI-enabled SaaS provider serving the public sector and public safety organizations nationwide. For more than 25 years, we've helped agencies streamline critical workforce and operational processes through an integrated, intelligent platform. From hiring and onboarding to employee growth, retention, compliance, and public safety operations, our solutions support the full employee lifecycle. Guided by our mission to serve the people who serve the people, we combine innovation, customer focus, and purpose-driven technology to help build stronger communities. This posting is for an existing vacancy. As an AI-First Lead Software Engineer, you will act as an orchestrator rather than a manual coder. You will leverage advanced AI tools like Claude Code as your primary interface to generate, test, and review code, shifting your focus from syntax to architecture, logic, and intent. You will be leading the dev team of l one of our most important SaaS products of our Power division. You can learn more about NEOGOV's Power products here: https://www.powerdms.com/ . Dedicate the majority of your time to driving high-level design, making critical architectural decisions, and troubleshooting complex systems, while guiding AI tools to handle the bulk of the implementation. Be a role model for design reviews, code, shift-left process and test cases Utilize AI tools like Claude Code, and agents as your primary mechanism for software creation, significantly minimizing manual coding to 5%. Write clean code with Unit and Integration tests; playwright is nice to have. Collaborate with product, dev, support, & design teams in the planning & execution of the work Work closely with engineering partners and stakeholders to drive organizational alignment Strong problem solver with excellent communication skills AI driven approach to SDLC, think of ways to solve problems / automate using AI tools. Empathetic and have a growth mindset with a desire to learn and embrace challenges Innovative and passionate about your work Leader and mentor with interest to help others on the team