Full Stack Engineer

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Developer to build and maintain secure, cloud-native applications in a highly secure government environment.

The ideal candidate must have strong **production frontend development experience** along with hands-on Python backend development. You will work across the full application lifecycle — from database schema design and backend APIs to production user interfaces, authentication, cloud deployment, and CI/CD.

You will join a small team of 2–3 developers reporting to a Technical Lead**, supporting an existing platform while also developing pilot solutions and custom MVPs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop secure, cloud-native applications using **Python/Django, FastAPI, React and Next.js**
• Build production-quality frontend applications and dashboards
• Design and develop RESTful APIs and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) patterns
• Implement Pydantic-driven data validation
• Design and optimize **PostgreSQL/Aurora** databases
• Perform database migrations, schema design, query optimization and data loading
• Deploy and troubleshoot applications across **AWS partitions and classification levels**
• Work with AWS services including EKS, Aurora, S3, IAM, VPC and KMS**
• Develop and maintain **Terraform modules**
• Implement secure authentication using **Keycloak, OIDC, SAML and/or CAC/PIV
• Develop and maintain **GitLab CI/CD pipelines**
• Support legacy data migration and platform modernization
• Troubleshoot DevSecOps issues and contribute to secure software development practices
• Work within **STIG-hardened and FIPS-validated environments**
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools where appropriate

Required Qualifications

• **Active TS/SCI clearance – REQUIRED**
• **5+ years of hands-on software development experience**
• Strong production experience with **Python**
• Hands-on experience with **Django and/or FastAPI**
• Experience with **async/ASGI and modern Python 3.13+**
• Strong production experience with **React, Next.js or equivalent frontend frameworks**
• Must have developed and delivered **complete production applications**
• Strong REST API development experience
• Experience with **Backend-for-Frontend (BFF)** architecture
• Experience with **Pydantic-based validation**
• Strong PostgreSQL database design and optimization experience
• Hands-on AWS deployment and troubleshooting experience
• Experience with **Terraform**
• Experience with **GitLab CI/CD and Git workflows**
• Experience integrating secure authentication solutions such as **Keycloak, OIDC, SAML or CAC/PIV**
• Experience working in secure or compliance-focused environments