Founding Data Engineer
New York, NY
We the people (and the taxpayers) deserve effective government. But the software powering government services is 20 years behind the private sector. GovWellâs mission is to build modern software products to help government serve communities better. After launching in April 2023, we now partner with government agencies in 7 states serving 200,000+ residents. GovWell has raised $5.5 million in VC funding from Work-Bench and Bienville Capital.
đ Founding StoryOur mission is deeply personal for us. Ben Cohen, Co-founder and CTO grew up helping his father â a general contractor â to apply for hundreds of construction permits. Benâs experiences navigating clunky, outdated government websites inspired him to build better solutions for the millions of tradespeople whose livelihoods depend on getting permits fast. Prior to founding GovWell, Ben worked for Uber and Amazon as a Software Engineer, and earned his AB in Computer Science summa cum laude from Princeton.
Troy LeCaire, Co-founder and CEO, was employee #1 and Chief of Staff at RippleMatch, a software startup, helping it grow from $0 to $10M in annual revenue and a $200M valuation. Before RippleMatch, he worked for two U.S. senators from his home state of Wisconsin. He believes passionately in the potential for technology to help government work more effectively for citizens everywhere. Troy earned his BA in Government magna cum laude from Cornell.
đť What Youâll DoAs the Founding Data Engineer at GovWell, you will play a crucial role in building the data infrastructure that powers our mission to modernize government services across the United States. Youâll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the data pipelines and architectures that will be used at scale by cities and counties nationwide. Your work will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations, with immediate feedback from users as you build.
As our first Data Engineer, youâll have the opportunity to play an integral role in GovWellâs journey. If you aspire to start your own company someday, this role offers a unique opportunity to learn and grow.
𧎠Data Challenges You'll SolveData Migration at Scale: Design and implement data migration pipelines to seamlessly transfer and transform terabytes of data from legacy systems to the GovWell platform. Youâll work on mapping complex data structures across thousands of different government systems.
Data Integration & Transformation: Develop robust ETL processes to integrate data from various sources, ensuring data quality and consistency as it flows into our system. Youâll be building the backbone that powers key functionalities like permit and license processing.
Scalable Data Architecture: Architect and build scalable data infrastructure to support millions of transactions and interactions from users. Your work will ensure that GovWellâs systems can handle the diverse and growing needs of 80,000+ government agencies.
Analytics & Reporting: Enable powerful data-driven insights by designing the data architecture needed for real-time analytics and reporting. Youâll help government officials and citizens access the data they need to make informed decisions.
Security & Compliance: Implement data security measures to protect sensitive government and citizen data, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and best practices.
In this Founding role, you will be responsible for laying the groundwork for GovWell's data stack. It will be your job to source and implement new tools such as:
ETL Tools: Open-source tools like Apache NiFi, Talend, or custom Python scripts
Data Warehousing: Solutions like Amazon Redshift, BigQuery, or Snowflake
Database Technologies: PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL databases
Data Integration: Use of GraphQL and REST APIs for seamless data exchange
Programming Languages: Proficiency in Python, SQL, and TypeScript
Cloud Platforms: AWS for cloud-based data management
4+ years of experience in data engineering: You have a strong background in building and maintaining scalable data pipelines and architectures.
Extensive experience with ETL processes: Youâve designed and implemented complex ETL workflows that handle large volumes of data and ensure high data quality.
Data Modeling & Schema Design: You have deep expertise in designing data models and schemas that align with business needs.
Performance Optimization: Youâve optimized data pipelines and storage solutions to ensure high performance and scalability.
Strong Product Mindset: Youâre passionate about deeply understanding customer needs and ensuring that your data solutions directly support product goals.
Impact-Driven:Â Youâre driven to create positive change in society through your work.
Excited by Challenges: You thrive in fast-paced environments and are eager to quickly iterate based on feedback.
Core Values: You align closely with our Core Values and have passion for our mission.
Compensation within the posted salary band will be commensurate with experience. All offers will include:
Competitive base salary
Equity / stock options
Up to 100% of premiums paid by GovWell for medical, dental, and vision insurance for yourself + partner
Unlimited / flexible PTO
Tags: APIs Architecture AWS BigQuery Computer Science Data management Data pipelines Data quality Data Warehousing Engineering ETL GraphQL MySQL NiFi NoSQL Open Source Pipelines PostgreSQL Python Redshift Security Snowflake SQL Talend TypeScript
Perks/benefits: Career development Competitive pay Equity / stock options Flex vacation Health care Startup environment Unlimited paid time off
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