Govsignals Product Engineer Intern at GovSignals develops and maintains data scrapers and ingestion pipelines for government data sources. The role involves using AI agents, validating data quality, and supporting technical and operational tasks.
Responsibilities
GovSignals is looking for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students and recent graduates to help expand the public data sources that power our platform. This role combines software development, web research, and hands-on ownership of data quality.
Build and maintain data scrapers and ingestion pipelines for government data sources across the United States
Use internal tooling and AI agents to research sources, develop extraction approaches, and accelerate implementation
Validate data for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability before it reaches the platform
Monitor existing sources, investigate failures or source changes, and improve scraper resilience
Document source behavior, extraction logic, and data-quality checks so systems are maintainable
Support other technical and operational work across the company as needed
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Experience with TypeScript; Python is also valuable for data collection and analysis
Familiarity with web scraping or browser automation using tools such as BeautifulSoup, Playwright, or Selenium
Comfortable working with HTML, APIs, structured and unstructured data, and common formats such as JSON and CSV
Strong attention to detail and an ownership mindset for data quality
Qualification
Experience with TypeScriptComfortable working with HTMLFamiliarity with Git
Required
Experience with TypeScript
Familiarity with web scraping or browser automation tools such as BeautifulSoup, Playwright, or Selenium
Comfortable working with HTML, APIs, structured and unstructured data, JSON, and CSV
Familiarity with Git, debugging, and writing clear technical documentation
Preferred
Experience with Python for data collection and analysis
Interest in using AI agents effectively while validating their output carefully
Curiosity about public-sector data and persistence to work through inconsistent websites and source formats