About the role
🏛️ About GovWell We the people — and the taxpayers — deserve good government. Yet today, interacting with government services is often frustrating and inefficient. GovWell is building the AI operating system transforming how governments serve communities, starting with local agencies. GovWell replaces legacy software for municipalities and counties, empowering public servants to radically streamline public services and cut internal processing time for permits and licenses by up to 95%. Founded in 2023, GovWell powers 5,000+ mission-critical processes for agencies in 35+ states serving millions of residents. The company has raised $35M in funding from Insight Partners, Work-Bench, and Bienville Capital, and
the team works in person at GovWell HQ in New York City. Read more 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 A mission that matters: Building AI-powered products to fix outdated government systems isn’t just a technical challenge—it’s a historic opportunity to improve our foundational relationship with government and ensure trillions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. WATCH: Mission & Vision with CEO & Co-Founder Troy LeCaire Real-world impact: GovWell’s product is the system of record for government services that affect millions of Americans. From streamlining permitting for small businesses to accelerating affordable housing development, your work will make an immediate difference. Join a startup in hyper-growth: We’ve found product-market fit and are scaling the business very quickly (4X ARR growth in the last year). As an early team member, you’ll learn what it takes to build a successful startup. You’ll work closely with the founders while enjoying exceptional autonomy and ownership over your work. 🌟 Role overview GovWell is hiring a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to operate at the frontier of our most complex enterprise customers. As we close larger municipal deals with legacy systems, bespoke workflows, and high expectations, we need senior engineers who can engage directly with customers, unblock technical obstacles, and ensure enterprise growth strengthens rather than fragments the core platform. This role sits at the intersection of product, deployment, and revenue. You will work directly with complex municipalities, diagnose real-world constraints, build targeted solutions when appropriate, and translate recurring enterprise
