Founding Backend Engineer, GovWell

• 4+ years of backend development
• You have extensive experience implementing backend features. Some examples might include:
• Implementing Business Logic: You have extensive experience in implementing intricate business logic in backend systems. For instance, you might have developed a complex algorithm to calculate personalized recommendations for users based on their browsing history and preferences
• Reducing Technical Debt: You've successfully tackled technical debt by refactoring code, optimizing database queries for performance gains, or implementing automated testing frameworks to improve code reliability
• Scalability and Performance Optimization: You've played a pivotal role in enhancing the scalability and performance of backend systems. This could involve horizontally scaling services to handle increased user load, optimizing database schema for faster query execution, or implementing caching mechanisms to reduce latency
• Security Enhancements: You've contributed to strengthening the security posture of backend systems by implementing robust authentication and authorization mechanisms, mitigating common vulnerabilities such as SQL injection or XSS attacks, and staying updated with industry best practices for secure coding
• Integration with Third-Party Services: You've integrated backend systems with various third-party services and APIs to enable seamless data exchange and functionality enhancement. This might include integrating payment gateways, social media APIs, or geolocation services into our applications
• You have a strong product mindset: you love to ask questions and are obsessed with deeply understanding customer journeys using the product
• You’d rather have a challenging adventure than “rest and vest”. You are excited about quickly responding to customer feedback with feature updates
• You're motivated by having a positive impact in the world
• You align closely with our Core Values and have passion for our mission

Desirable

• Build a product that will be used at scale by cities, counties, and citizens across the United States. GovWell is the primary workspace and system of record for our users - government staff typically use it 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Additionally, thousands of citizens use GovWell to access government services. You’ll see the direct impact of your work and receive immediate feedback with each new feature
• Make an impact in an underserved, but societally important industry. We deserve effective, transparent government, but the overwhelming majority of cities and counties lack the modern software necessary to deliver it. GovWell is changing that
• Learn how to build a company from zero to one. As employee #7 and engineer #2, you’ll see the entire startup journey. If you want to start your own company someday, there’s no better way to learn