Full Stack Engineer

Global Placement Firm•San Francisco, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Global Placement Firm is conducting a confidential search for Full Stack Engineers to join a rapidly growing AI and defense technology company building mission-critical software for government and national security applications. This is a 70/30 backend-leaning full-stack role for an engineer who enjoys building from scratch, shipping production-grade applications, and working directly with customers and government operators. The ideal candidate has 2–8 years of full-stack engineering experience, hands-on experience building AI agents and integrating LLMs, and a strong interest in government, defense, or national security technology. As a Full Stack Engineer, you will build and deploy software that helps government operators acquire and evaluate technology more efficiently. You'll work across Python, React, Next.js, AI agents, LLM integrations, data workflows, and modern web applications, owning projects from initial development through production deployment. This is a highly collaborative role where engineers work closely with technical leadership, product leadership, and end users. You may also travel to military installations and customer sites to present solutions, gather feedback, and deploy software directly with operators.

Requirements

2–8 years of professional full-stack software engineering experience.
Strong full-stack development experience with a backend-leaning profile, approximately 70/30 backend-to-frontend.
Demonstrated experience shipping full-stack web applications used by real customers or users.
Strong proficiency with: Python, React, Next.js
Hands-on experience building AI agents and integrating LLM APIs.
Experience building intuitive, polished, user-friendly interfaces.
Experience working with data pipelines, web scraping, APIs, or large-scale data workflows.
Experience at a high-growth startup, preferably Seed through Series B, or at a top-tier technology company.
Strong ability to work independently and take ownership of projects from concept through production.
Excellent communication skills and comfort working directly with customers and end users.
Genuine interest in AI, government, defense, or national security technology.

Nice To Haves

Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
Previous experience working on government, defense, military, or national security projects.
Experience working directly with government operators or defense contractors.
Experience building software for highly regulated, mission-critical, or security-sensitive environments.
Experience with large-scale data acquisition, web scraping, or intelligence workflows.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from a highly regarded program or equivalent practical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Build and ship production-grade full-stack applications used by government and defense operators.
Develop data workflows and tools that improve government technology acquisition and procurement processes.
Build and enhance an AI-powered platform used by major defense contractors and government-facing organizations.
Develop AI agents and LLM-powered features for opportunity identification, competitive intelligence, research, and pipeline management.
Design and implement intuitive, polished user interfaces using React and Next.js.
Develop scalable backend systems and services primarily using Python.
Work with data pipelines, APIs, web scraping, and other technologies used to collect and process large amounts of information.
Own projects end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through deployment and iteration.
Work directly with the CTO and CPO to shape product direction and technical strategy.
Present software solutions to government operators and customer stakeholders.
Travel to military bases and customer sites to deploy solutions, gather feedback, and work directly with end users.
Rapidly iterate on products based on real-world customer feedback.
Help solve complex technology and infrastructure challenges affecting national security and government operations.