Authorium is on a mission to redefine how agencies manage complex document-centric workflows by pioneering a unified platform that integrates all facets of key administrative functions, from Budgeting to Procurement to Contracting.
GPT 5.6 Sol had the best two drawings (rose and starry nights) but even more impressive was how efficient it was RE cost/time/tokens vs Fable (3.4M vs 14.6M / $7.74 vs $161!). OpenAI has quietly innovated around inference - this is will be a growing differentiator even against open models.
We're building the operating system for the digital infrastructure of government. Authorium is a GovTech SaaS platform that unifies the messy, high-stakes workflows (procurement, grants, budgeting) that keep state and local governments running. We replace fragmented docs, spreadsheets and decades-old legacy systems with a unified data layer managing billions in public funds. Customers include California's CDSS, CalPERS, and EDD, plus major agencies in NY, Florida and Washington.
We're >40 people, growing 45% YoY, with a clear path to profitability in 2026. Real product-market fit, scale, and impact.
We're standing up our SF office as the war room for our hardest problems: modularizing our core domain, designing the next-gen workflow engine, building versioning and approval systems that hold up across dozens of customer configurations. You'd whiteboard, debug, and ship in person alongside a high-caliber team.
Stack: Ruby on Rails BE, Hotwire and Next.js FE, enterprise form and document capabilities. We're leveraging AI in our development process: Claude Code for specs, agentic testing, automated reviews.
Both value deep fundamentals (system design, database optimization, clean architecture) over specific syntax. Bonus for Rails, document-heavy systems, or regulated-industry experience (GovTech, FinTech, HealthTech).
Apply at the links above (mention Hacker News). I'm Jay, co-founder and xCIO of City of SF. Happy to connect directly if you have questions, just reply here or reach out [email protected]
Authorium | VP of Engineering | https://authorium.com | SF Bay Area Hybrid (USA Only)
Authorium is the administrative workflow platform designed for government. We're removing the toil of how government runs with a modular no code platform. We work with some of the largest agencies including State of CA, NYC, LA, FL.
If you're passionate about technology, AI, solving complex challenges, and believe in a more responsive and efficient government, send me (Jay) a message [email protected] (I'm the CEO and former CIO for the Mayor of SF)
I was thinking rails-pg-extras could output to Claude Code since it can see the actual codebase, and generate PRs.
For example, instead of just "add this index", it could see the models and relationships, figure out the right migration syntax, spot N+1 queries in controllers that are causing the slow lookups in the first place.
The workflow would be pretty clean too - let your MCP tool do what it's good at (finding the problems), then hand it off to Claude Code/Cursor/etc that understands the Rails apps to actually write the fixes.
Authorium is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs — smart templates, granular permissions, and workflow automation). We have product-market fit, are profitable, have zero churn, and are growing quickly. Some of the largest government agencies in the world are our customers.
We’re looking for a Product Manager to help drive the next phase of our platform. You’ll work closely with engineering and design to ship features that make complex government workflows simpler and more efficient. Experience in B2B SaaS is preferred, and familiarity with government or regulated environments is a plus.
Suggest using a service like NextDNS or Pi-hole for DYI ad blocking at the DNS/network level. I started with pi-hole but the hassle of updates and most importantly not having it available outside of my home network pushed me to a service like NextDNS which works on any network (5G, work, etc)
we have fiber in half of SF via Sonic - where there are overhead wires. The other half of SF has its utilities underground making economics more difficult.
It’s a brutal reality of laying off displaced workers to free up cash to invest in tech: bank tellers for ATMs; DBAs for RDS; factory workers for robots.
This fails when the hype doesn’t meet reality - shift back to cashiers from self-service checkouts as an example.
I think we’ll see something similar in AI where many companies will have over rotated and will end up rehiring sales, marketing and other roles that we thought AI could replace.
City Innovate | https://cityinnovate.com | Senior Full-Stack Engineer | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $165-$215K
I’m the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. City Innovate is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, granular permissions, workflow). We have product-market-fit, are profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.
We’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer who is comfortable with Ruby on Rails, Tailwind, and JS to build the next version of our application.
Please apply by sending an email to: remove-this-text-inculding-last-hyphen-product.leadership+hn@cityinnovate.com
City Innovate | https://cityinnovate.com | Sr Tech Lead | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $165-$215K
I’m the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. City Innovate is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, section level permissioning, workflow). We have product-market-fit, are profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.
We’re looking for a Senior Tech Lead who loves Ruby to drive our engineering team on developing high quality solutions through technical solution designs, code review, hands on development work. You will be contributing your expertise in software development and architecture to guide our core Ruby on Rails application and future tech decisions.
Please apply by sending an email to: remove-this-text-inculding-last-hyphen-product.leadership+hn@cityinnovate.com
City Innovate | https://cityinnovate.com | Director of Engineering | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $165-$185K
I’m the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. City Innovate is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, section level permissioning, workflow). We have product-market-fit, are profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.
We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our vision and strategy in the GovTech space, driving feature velocity, stability, and team entrepreneurship, all while maintaining a focus on social good. Bring your expertise in software development, architecture, and team management to guide our core Ruby on Rails application and future tech decisions.
Are there any other libraries or online services that does this well? I have a large number of PDFs from government agencies. I’ve tried AWS Textract and works fairly well.
City Innovate | https://cityinnovate.com | Sr. Product Management | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $140,000 - $155,000
I’m the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. City Innovate is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document process automation (think enterprise Google Docs - business rules, smart templates, granular permissioning, approvals). We have product-market-fit, over 430% growth over the past three years, zero churn, and have a strong balance sheet. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.
We’re looking for a Product Manager to help us reimagine documents for the public sector. This position requires an experienced IC who thrives in early stage companies, cares about our mission, and is a team player.
Authorium is on a mission to redefine how agencies manage complex document-centric workflows by pioneering a unified platform that integrates all facets of key administrative functions, from Budgeting to Procurement to Contracting.
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