Location: Remote (U.S.-based, U.S. Citizens Only)
Type: Full-Time
Clearance: Must pass FBI fingerprint and background check in multiple states
About GovWorxGovWorx is a mission-driven technology company dedicated to supporting public safety agencies—including 911 Emergency Communications Centers, law enforcement, and fire/EMS departments—through responsible AI solutions. Our platforms, such as CommsCoach, BluAssist, and MedAssist, leverage operational data to enhance training, quality assurance, and performance evaluation, aiming to improve staffing, morale, and efficiency across public safety sectors.
Position OverviewWe’re looking for an experienced, impact-driven Data Engineer to join GovWorx, a company at the forefront of Responsible AI for public safety. You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering AI solutions that support 911, Law Enforcement, and Fire/EMS teams. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in data infrastructure, cloud systems, and a passion for building reliable, scalable pipelines that power AI systems in production.
Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, implement, and maintain data pipelines and workflows to support AI and analytics use cases
Manage and optimize structured and semi-structured data using MySQL, Redshift, OpenSearch, and related datastores
Evaluate and implement new database technologies and AWS-native tools to support scalability and performance
Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to ensure data needs are met across systems
Build internal tooling for data access, transformation, and quality monitoring
Support infrastructure-as-code and cloud automation to maintain high system reliability
Must-Haves:
3+ years of experience in data engineering or related backend/infrastructure roles
Proficiency in working with relational and non-relational datastores (e.g., MySQL, OpenSearch)
Strong experience with AWS tools such as S3, Glue, Lambda, or similar
Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines and working with structured and unstructured data
Experience with Python for data processing (pandas, PySpark, or similar)
Comfort with contributing to production codebase
Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker) and version control (e.g., Git)
Must pass FBI fingerprint and background check in multiple states
Nice to Have:
Experience supporting ML/AI pipelines or working closely with data science teams
Experience with Sisense or similar embedded BI/analytics platforms
Knowledge of DBT or similar SQL transformation frameworks
Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
Contribute to cutting-edge AI projects that directly support public safety
Be a key influencer in product and model strategy at a growing AI company
Collaborate with a high-performing team across data science, product, and engineering
Help shape the future of Responsible AI through mission-driven work
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What We Do
At GovWorx, we help Public Safety tackle one of its toughest challenges: keeping great people in the profession. 911 centers face growing pressure from staffing shortages, burnout, and rising public expectations. Most tech solutions focus on operations, we focus on the people behind the calls. Our AI-powered platform supports the entire telecommunicator career cycle, from hiring and training to QA, coaching, and retention. We help agencies: Hire smarter by identifying high-potential candidates Train faster with insight-driven onboarding Coach better through performance data and suggested prompts Retain longer by reducing burnout and recognizing great work We replace biased, manual QA with fair, scalable, AI-driven reviews, giving supervisors clarity, time, and confidence to lead well. We surface the calls that matter, flag risks early, and provide actionable insights to help teams grow. By putting people first, we’re helping agencies solve today’s staffing crisis and build a stronger, more sustainable future for public safety.
Why Work With Us
At GovWorx, we don’t replace people with AI, we empower them. Our tools help agencies hire smarter, train faster, and retain longer. By putting people first, we’re tackling the staffing crisis and preparing the next generation of public safety pros.
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