Founding Software Engineer, Platform

GovWellResponds within three weeksBased on past data, GovWell usually responds to incoming applications within three weeksHybridfull_timestaff

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Own GovWell’s deployment and reliability platform, ensuring systems are production-safe, observable, and resilient.
  • Build and evolve CI/CD foundations that improve deployment speed, safety, and repeatability.
  • Establish and maintain observability systems, including metrics, logging, tracing, alerting, and on-call foundations.
  • Lead incident response practices, including playbooks, escalation paths, postmortems, and continuous reliability improvements.
  • Own platform-level security and compliance foundations, including SOC 2 readiness, vulnerability management, and access controls.

Soft Skills

OwnershipWritten CommunicationOral Communication

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Equity
  • Flexible PTO
  • Medical
  • Vision

Culture

Mission-DrivenStartup EnergyWork-Life BalanceCross-Functional CollaborationDocumentation-Driven

Requirements

Regions: Us

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About GovWell
Industry: govtech
Size: small

GovWell is building an AI operating system to transform how governments serve communities, replacing legacy software for municipalities and counties to streamline public services. Founded in 2023, the company powers over 5,000 mission-critical processes for agencies in 35+ states.

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Compensation
Equity: Equity / stock options