Full Stack Developer (AI)

Location: Arlington, VA, USA; full-time onsite role. Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible for a Top Secret (Tier 5) clearance; no H1B or Green Card holders.

Salary: $165,000–$200,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing 8(a) government contractor focused on digital transformation, data management and data science, and systems modernization.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain a browser-based examiner application with dashboards, filtering and drill-down, analytic signals, reports, and data visualizations.
• Develop RESTful APIs and services over PostgreSQL using JSON, including deterministic dashboard and signal queries.
• Integrate on-premises LLM, natural-language search, retrieval-augmented generation, and vector-store services while preserving traceability to source records and documents.
• Implement enterprise authentication, role-based access control, session management, and audit logging forwarded to Splunk.
• Containerize and deploy the application through CI/CD pipelines to a Rancher-managed Kubernetes platform, including security scanning and releases.
• Perform automated testing, accessibility validation, troubleshooting, documentation, Agile ceremonies, code reviews, demonstrations, and user acceptance testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Developer, Software Engineer, or similar role, or 3+ years with a Master’s degree.
• Strong PostgreSQL skills, including complex analytic queries, views, materialized views, query tuning, and API design over relational data.
• Professional experience in at least two of Python, Java, and .NET, with the ability to work in the third; relevant frameworks include FastAPI, Django, Flask, Spring Boot, and ASP.NET Core.
• Proficiency in React, Angular, or Vue and a JavaScript charting or visualization library; hands-on RESTful API and JSON experience.
• Experience with SAML, OAuth 2.0/OIDC, or CAS authentication and role-based authorization.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, Docker, automated testing, and modern deployment practices.
• Working knowledge of Section 508/WCAG 2.x, accessible front-end development, secure coding, data protection, application security, and production support.
• Agile software development experience and collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders in a federal contracting environment.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible for a Top Secret (Tier 5) clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting federal civilian, financial-oversight, budget, or grants-management IT programs.
• Experience deploying to Kubernetes, preferably Rancher, in an on-premises or air-gapped federal environment.
• Experience with Jenkins or Azure DevOps pipelines integrated with GitLab and container security scanning.
• Experience integrating LLM, retrieval-augmented generation, or vector-database services into user-facing applications.
• Experience building dashboards or reports for financial, budget, grants, or oversight users.
• Familiarity with Splunk integration and NIST SP 800-53 audit-logging and access-control requirements.
• Prior mission-critical production support experience and active Secret or Top Secret clearance or prior federal clearance experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Great work-life balance.
• Eligibility for performance-based cash bonuses and potential participation in company growth incentives.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid time off; life insurance; short- and long-term disability coverage; and a health savings account.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.