Software Engineer, GovWell
Data Platform
$170-250k
+ Equity / Stock Options
3+ days a week in office
Modern software for local government
Be an early applicant
Modern software for local government
1-20 employees
Be an early applicant
$170-250k
+ Equity / Stock Options
3+ days a week in office
1-20 employees
Company mission
To build modern software products to help government serve communities better.
Role
Who you are
- Ability to problem solve and code across the stack, comfortable reading and contributing to the main product codebase in Node.js, React, and TypeScript
- Applied AI experience, you've built or fine-tuned AI and LLM systems that automate complex data transformation, mapping, or validation tasks
- Product-minded and able to connect backend data design with front-end user impact, treating data systems as part of a cohesive product experience
- Skilled in data engineering with strong proficiency in SQL, TypeScript, and building reliable ETL/ELT pipelines for real-world, messy datasets
- Fluent in GIS concepts and tools, with experience using shapefiles, ArcGIS REST APIs, or PostGIS for spatial data modeling and processing
- A systems thinker who designs for scalability, maintainability, and long-term reusability rather than one-off scripts
- You align closely with our Core Values
What the job involves
- GovWell is hiring a Software Engineer, Data Platform to reinvent how our data operations scale
- You’ll build the AI-powered tooling, automation, and in-product experiences that turn complex workflows, such as data migrations and GIS integrations, into fast, self-serve systems
- This role reports directly to the CTO and will collaborate closely with product, deployment, and AI engineering to design mission-critical systems that enable GovWell’s rapid scaling
- You’ll work on everything from training AI models that improve migration accuracy to building in-product data tools used directly by customers
- Leverage AI to automate data transformation by training, evaluating, and deploying models that learn from past migrations to continuously improve mapping accuracy and data quality
- Build self-serve import tooling that turns one-off engineering processes, like schema validation and field mapping, into reusable, productized tools for internal teams and customers
- Own and evolve the data migration pipeline, redesigning how raw data, from CSVs to SQL dumps, flows into GovWell to create repeatable, auditable, and self-serve systems for non-engineers
- Lead GIS data ingestion and integration through scalable pipelines that import and maintain spatial data from sources like ArcGIS REST APIs
- Contribute directly to the core product by understanding how imported data drives in-app functionality, identifying friction points, and implementing improvements that elevate the overall GovWell experience
Our take
Govwell creates software for planning and zoning within local governments, simplifying processes and modernising citizen services. With the intention of improving transparency, it is helping all sizes of government serve its communities better.
What stands out about GovWell’s workflow and automation technology is the fact that its platform is customisable. Government sectors, councils and organisations operate their tech in varying ways, and so GovWell serves these varying needs by allowing flexibility of use within its platform. This is facilitated by no-code tools to improve adaptability.
Ultimately, the platform helps local governments complete tasks in a fraction of the time. It’s a breath of fresh air in the sector, which isn’t known for its innovations, and GovWell has been smart to target this niche. It will channel recent funding into expanding its team, enhancing product development and accelerating growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2024
$4.5m
SEED
Apr 2023
$1m
SEED
Total funding: $5.5m
Company benefits
- Equity / stock options
- Up to 100% premiums covered for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited / flexible PTO
Company HQ
Rose Hill, New York, NY
Leadership
Ben Cohen
(CTO)Previously Founder of Cohen Realty & Construction. Was also a Software Engineer at UiPath, Amazon and Uber.
Troy LeCaire
(CEO)Previously Chief of Staff for the CEO of RippleMatch. Was a Campaign Intern for Senator Russ Feingold, Legislative Intern for Senator Tammy Baldwin and Legal Intern at Froelich Law Offices.
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