AI Product Engineer

Requirements 5+ years of professional software/product engineering experience in high-growth startup environments, building user-facing applications for enterprises and/or consumers,Hands-on experience building products with generative AI at their core, with strong familiarity in LLMs, vector databases, and retrieval systems,Product-minded builder: you care as much about usability and impact as you do about technical depth, and you know how to translate AI capabilities into intuitive, reliable workflows,Iterative problem-solver: you move quickly from prototype to production, using data and customer feedback to refine and improve features,Mission-driven: motivated by GovWell’s mission to improve government services in America,Values-aligned: you embody our Core Values What the job involves GovWell is hiring our first AI Product Engineer to help turn cutting-edge generative AI technology into practical, user-facing products for government agencies,This role reports directly to the CTO and will work closely with the CEO on product strategy. You’ll play a key role in shaping how we apply AI to solve real-world problems with the potential to grow into a senior product or engineering leadership position,Design, prototype, build, and launch AI-powered workflow automation products that transform how governments process and deliver services — from AI-powered resident assistants to AI agents that review and approve permits, licenses, and inspections,Take full ownership of AI product development — from identifying agency and resident needs to shipping production-ready solutions, using techniques like retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to handle complex regulatory and compliance data,Collaborate closely with design, engineering, and government domain experts to turn generative AI into intuitive, reliable, and auditable workflows, including multi-agent orchestration for complex, multi-step approval processes (e.g., construction permitting or business licensing),Leverage cutting-edge models and custom LLM systems to ensure accuracy, compliance, and scalability across diverse government use cases,Use agency feedback and real-world usage data to rapidly iterate and improve automation features, ensuring solutions are trustworthy, transparent, and aligned with regulatory requirements,Our tech stack: RedwoodJS, React, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS