Software Engineer - Govwell : Job Details

About GovWell We the people (and the taxpayers) deserve good government - but today's public sector software is stuck in the past. GovWell is building the AI-powered platform transforming how governments serve communities. GovWell replaces legacy software for municipalities and counties, empowering public servants to automate paperwork and streamline services for residents. With GovWell's AI-powered workflow engine, customers simplify complex processes such as permitting, licensing and customer service, reducing processing times by up to 90%. Founded in 2023, GovWell powers daily workflows for municipalities and counties in 27 states serving millions of residents. GovWell has raised $9.5 million in funding from Work-Bench and Bienville Capital. Read about our founding story in TechCrunch. ☀ Why GovWell?

• A mission that matters: Building AI-powered products to fix outdated government systems isn't just a technical challenge-it's a historic opportunity to improve our foundational relationship with government and ensure trillions of tax dollars result in high quality services.
• Impact at scale: Every feature you ship directly improves government services for millions of Americans. From streamlining permitting for small businesses to accelerating affordable housing development, your work will make an immediate difference.
• A front-row seat to a startup in hyper-growth: As an early team member, you'll learn what it takes to scale a company from the ground up. You'll work closely with the founders, shape the culture, and leave your fingerprints on the product.

Who you are

• 2+ years of full-stack development experience building applications for enterprises and/or consumers.
• You are excited about building applications with the latest AI models and leveraging AI to enhance your personal developer workflows.
• You have experience owning large product areas + features end-to-end.
• You have a strong product mindset: you love to ask questions and deeply understand customer problems.
• You'd rather have a challenging adventure than rest and vest.
• You align closely with our Core Values .

Meet the Engineering Team Our team is currently 5 engineers:

• Ben Cohen, Co-Founder and CTO.
  • Ex-Uber, Amazon, and UIPath.
  • BA summa cum laude Computer Science, Princeton University.
• Richard Le, Full-stack engineering.
  • Ex-Microsoft, 6 years experience on Business Applications AI team.
  • BA summa cum laude Computer Science, UNC Chapel Hill.
• Eric Gratta, Front-end focus.
  • Early engineer at Silo (Series B), previously at Epic Systems
  • BA & MS summa cum laude in Computer Science & Music, Univ. of Pittsburgh.
• Nick Vollmar, DevOps and infrastructure.
  • 10 years experience, Ex-Cloudflare and Esper (Series A GovTech)
  • BA Math & Computer Science, Rice University
• Amy Wang, Data engineering and data migrations.
  • Previously Data Platform Engineer at Replica (Series B)
  • BS Univ. of Washington, MEng Cornell Tech

Our Tech Stack

• RedwoodJS
• React
• TypeScript
• Node.js
• GraphQL
• PostgreSQL
• AWS

Salary and benefits Compensation within the posted salary band will be commensurate with experience. All offers will include:

• Competitive salary + meaningful equity
• Up to 100% of premiums paid by GovWell for medical, dental, and vision insurance for yourself + partner
• Unlimited / flexible PTO
• 401(k) program