Software Engineer 4, AI-Native

Role Description

Granicus serves more than 7,000 public-sector agencies and powers approximately 30 billion digital interactions annually. Within the Office of the CTO, we operate an AI-native software development lifecycle: a production engineering model in which autonomous agents perform high-confidence implementation work and senior engineers orchestrate, review, and own the outcome. The model is established and operating; we are scaling it across additional delivery teams.

This role joins one of those teams. Our engineering standards are calibrated to the practices used by leading software and AI organizations:

• Generator-verifier architecture
• Eval-driven development
• Staged deployment
• High-volume autonomous pull-request pipelines

Operating constraints (non-negotiable):

• Agents execute only within branches; all agent-generated code passes senior human review before merging to production.
• Autonomous execution is a force multiplier and does not transfer accountability away from the responsible engineer.
• Compliance obligations — NIST 800-53 Rev 5, WCAG, SOC 2, and applicable FedRAMP authorizations — are treated as engineering requirements and a source of competitive advantage.

When agents produce the majority of initial implementation, the scarce engineering skill shifts from authoring code to directing it, reviewing it rigorously at volume, and owning whether it is correct. This role is for a senior engineer who has made that transition:

• Decomposing work for the agent array.
• Authoring the evaluation suites that hold agent output to a measurable standard.
• Reviewing agent-generated pull requests with greater rigor than most engineers apply to their own work.
• Shipping production code within a FedRAMP-authorized environment.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering fundamentals.
• Data structures, systems design, and testing, with the ability to read unfamiliar code quickly and assess it accurately.
• A record of shipping production software you owned the quality of, including responsibility for diagnosis and remediation when it failed.
• Hands-on experience directing coding agents on production work.
• Demonstrated code-review competence.
• High autonomy.

Requirements

• High-assurance or regulated experience.
• Depth in evaluation authoring or test-first development within a rigorous engineering culture.
• Full-stack range, sufficient to review front-end and back-end agent output with equal confidence.
• Public-sector or govtech experience and familiarity with the relevant end users.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off – Take the time you need to rest, recharge, and live your life.
• Company-Wide Wellbeing Days – Paid days off to unplug and focus on your mental health.
• Work From Home Reimbursement – Support a productive home office environment.
• Multiple Health Plan Options – Including a 100% employer-paid plan.
• Employer HSA Contributions – When enrolled in a High-Deductible Health Plan.
• Fitness Reimbursement Program – Stay active, your way.
• On-Demand Mental Health Support – Access to Headspace and other wellness tools.
• Paid Parental Leave – For both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Traditional & Roth 401(k) – With a generous company match.
• Life & AD&D Insurance – 100% employer-paid coverage for peace of mind.
• Online Learning Platforms – Fuel your professional development.
• Competitive Salary & Bonuses – Your contributions are valued and rewarded.