Founding Platform Engineer: Scale Backend & Reliability

GovWell Technologies Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan

Unlimited time off

Monthly team events

Job summary

GovWell Technologies Inc. is seeking a Founding Software Engineer, Platform to build and operate core backend systems for rapid and safe deployments. This role ensures system reliability and security while directly impacting developer velocity and government workflows.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of SaaS production experience and proficiency in CI/CD and observability. Compensation includes competitive cash, equity, full insurance coverage, and a flexible hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
• Strong understanding of reliability and operational failure modes.
• Comfortable managing CI/CD and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Own GovWell’s deployment and reliability platform to support engineering growth.
• Build CI/CD foundations for speed and safety across teams.
• Establish observability systems for metrics and logging.

Skills

Backend engineering

CI/CD

Observability

Incident response

Node/TypeScript

Distributed systems

Job description

GovWell Technologies Inc. is seeking a Founding Software Engineer, Platform to build and operate core backend systems for rapid and safe deployments. This role ensures system reliability and security while directly impacting developer velocity and government workflows.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of SaaS production experience and proficiency in CI/CD and observability. Compensation includes competitive cash, equity, full insurance coverage, and a flexible hybrid work environment.