Full Stack Engineer (AI / Defense)
Compensation: $150,000 – $230,000 + 0.1% – 0.5% Equity
AI Platform Modernizing Government Procurement
San Francisco, On-Site
About the Role:
We’re working with a fast-growing defense and AI startup building the infrastructure layer for how governments buy technology. Their platform uses AI and large language models to analyze procurement data and help companies identify and win government contracts more efficiently.
The company already has strong traction with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and defense organizations.
They are now hiring Full Stack Engineers to help scale the platform. You’ll work on transforming massive government datasets into actionable insights and building the interfaces customers use to identify and win opportunities.
What You’ll Do:
- Build full-stack product features that help customers discover and interpret government procurement opportunities
- Develop scalable data pipelines that transform large public datasets into usable product insights
- Design intuitive user interfaces using React and Next.js
- Build backend services and data infrastructure using Python
- Develop AI-powered features and agents using LLMs
- Collaborate directly with users to understand workflows and improve how data is surfaced in the product
- Ship production-ready code quickly and iterate based on real customer feedback
You’ll Thrive Here If You:
- Have 1–5 years of experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer
- Have experience shipping production full-stack products used by real customers
- Are comfortable working with React, Next.js, and Python
- Have experience building or integrating AI features, LLMs, or AI agents
- Enjoy working in fast-paced startup environments where engineers ship quickly
- Are excited about building products that support mission-critical defense and national security problems
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience as a technical founder or early startup engineer
- Background working on AI products or high-growth tech startups
- Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer
- Active GitHub contributions, hackathons, or personal projects
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary and meaningful early-stage equity
- High ownership environment where engineers ship and iterate quickly
- In-person culture with strong collaboration and fast decision-making
- Opportunity to help build foundational technology powering a massive government and defense market
Must-Haves (Logistics)
- U.S. Citizen
- Ability to work on-site in San Francisco 5 days per week
- Authorized to work in the U.S. (visa sponsorship not available)
