About the role

Role Overview

As the first AI Product Engineer at GovWell, you will help shape how the company applies AI to real-world problems in government services. You will design, prototype, build, and launch AI-powered workflow automation products that are intuitive, reliable, and auditable.

Responsibilities

Own AI product development end-to-end, from identifying agency and resident needs to shipping production-ready solutions.
Design and build AI-powered workflow automation products that transform how governments process and deliver services.
Collaborate with design, engineering, and government domain experts to turn generative AI into usable, dependable, and auditable workflows.
Iterate quickly from prototype to production, refining features using data and customer feedback.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software/product engineering experience in high-growth startup environments.
Experience building user-facing applications for enterprises and/or consumers.
Hands-on experience building products with generative AI, including strong familiarity with:
- LLMs
- Vector databases
- Retrieval systems
Product-minded builder focused on usability and impact as well as technical depth.

Nice-to-haves

Values-aligned with GovWell’s core values (mission-driven focus on improving government services in America).

About GovWell

GovWell is a mission-driven company focused on improving government services in America. It builds AI-powered workflow automation products aimed at helping governments process and deliver services more effectively, in collaboration with design, engineering, and government domain experts.