Founding Frontend Engineer at GovEagle (W23)
$120K - $250K  •  0.25% - 0.75%
AI for Government Contractors
New York City
Full-time
US citizen/visa only
3+ years
About GovEagle

GovEagle (YC W23) helps government contractors respond to federal requests for proposals (RFPs) in hours instead of weeks. We use AI to turn existing content, templates, and more into a complete first draft. Our vision is to become the Salesforce for government contractors - one place to identify, respond to, and manage government proposals/awards.

About the role

Why We Need You

Over the past year, GovEagle has built strong product-market fit (5x revenue) and a customer base that loves us (10x DAU). Using GovEagle's AI agents, our government contracting customers have drastically cut down the time they spend on RFPs while winning more awards.

To continue this momentum, we’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to take ownership of the GovEagle user experience. You’ll lead development across our React/Next.js frontend, work closely with our designer to bring new interfaces to life, and shape the workflows that define how customers interact with our platform every day. This role is deeply product-focused, highly visible, and central to how GovEagle continues to scale.

This role is in-person in New York City, 5 days per week , to maximize collaboration and speed.

What You’re Signing Up For

  • Owning the frontend of the GovEagle platform end to end — architecture, components, performance, and polish.

  • Working closely with our designer to translate product ideas and UI specs into high-quality, production-ready interfaces.

  • Integrating with backend APIs and LLM-powered functionality in collaboration with our backend engineers.

  • Improving UI consistency, responsiveness, accessibility, and maintainability.

  • Contributing to our design system and shaping a scalable component library.

  • Meeting with customers to understand what's important to them.

Who We're Looking For

  • 3+ years of professional frontend engineering experience.

  • Deep expertise in React, Next.js, Typescript , and modern frontend patterns.

  • Strong product sense and sense of craft

  • You're a fast learner who can quickly grasp the intricacies of government contracting

  • You are comfortable working in ambiguity and building from zero

  • U.S. citizen able to discuss controlled, export-restricted workflows with customers.

  • Excited to work 5 days in person in our NYC Office (Herald Square)

Nice to have:

  • Experience developing Microsoft Office add-ins (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or building browser extensions is a strong bonus.

  • While not a DevOps-heavy role, familiarity with Kubernetes, GovCloud environments, or secure deployments is a plus.

Our Stack

  • Next.js + React + Typescript (frontend)

  • FastAPI + Python (backend)

  • Temporal (background jobs)

  • DocumentDB (database)

  • Kubernetes (infrastructure)

  • AWS GovCloud + Azure GovCloud (cloud providers)

About GovEagle

GovEagle’s AI platform helps government contractors win more work. Our AI agents dramatically reduce RFP response times by helping teams shred requirements, build compliance and capability matrices, deliver exhaustive outlines, and draft compelling narratives. We're well capitalized ($5M+ from Y Combinator, Strategic Cyber Ventures, and others) and based in NYC/DC.

Benefits

  • Vision, dental, and medical insurance

  • Generous PTO

Why join us

  • High Ownership: We believe in hiring smart people and getting out of the way

  • AI-native: Get deep on the frontier of AI agents

  • Team: We're in-person, 5 days a week (Picture from GovEagle Holiday Party)

  • Customer Love: Work directly with customers experiencing real value

Note: Even if you don’t meet all the qualifications, we encourage you to apply! We value high-agency self-starters who love to learn.

Interview Process
  • 30 minute intro with CTO
  • 60 min technical deep dive
  • 1 day onsite (Expenses covered)

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