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Full Stack AI Developer (Remote)

GovStar
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GovStar seeks a Full Stack AI Developer to build and maintain secure end-user and service-layer capabilities for enterprise AI applications. This is a hands-on individual contributor role focused on developing production-quality software that enables agency personnel to securely analyze structured and unstructured data, interact with AI-enabled services, and integrate approved models and data sources within a centralized Azure environment.

Responsibilities

  • Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain full-stack AI applications and supporting services.
  • Build secure backend APIs and service-layer integrations for AI-assisted analysis, natural-language querying, tagging/classification, drafting, trend analysis, and other approved use cases.
  • Develop user-facing functionality that integrates with approved AI services, centralized data platforms, and enterprise authentication/authorization mechanisms.
  • Integrate applications with Azure-hosted services, approved commercial or government AI services, databases, and data-processing platforms.
  • Implement secure patterns that protect sensitive government information and prevent unauthorized data movement or leakage.
  • Build automated tests and participate in code reviews to maintain high standards for reliability, maintainability, and security.
  • Work within GitHub Enterprise and DevSecOps workflows for source control, issue tracking, CI/CD, and release management.
  • Support migration of existing AI tools and services into the centralized Azure platform.
  • Troubleshoot application, API, integration, and performance issues across the full stack.
  • Collaborate closely with AI engineers, frontend engineers, cloud/platform engineers, data specialists, security personnel, and customer stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements

  • U.S. citizenship.
  • Current residence in the United States and residence in either the Eastern or Central Time Zone.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Public Trust.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a closely related technical field.
  • At least 7 years of relevant professional software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on full-stack development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Python and modern API/service development.
  • Strong experience building and deploying modern web applications using a contemporary frontend framework such as React and TypeScript.
  • Experience integrating applications with relational and/or NoSQL data stores.
  • Experience developing secure applications in cloud environments, with Azure experience strongly preferred.
  • Experience with Git-based source control, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern software engineering practices.
  •  Working knowledge of LLM-enabled application patterns, including prompt-based integrations and model-backed services.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and clear written and verbal communication.

GovStar Expectations

  • Passion for solving complex technical challenges in support of U.S. national security objectives.
  • Willingness to learn, grow, and stretch outside established areas of expertise.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with customers, partners, and teammates.
  • Proactive communication, self-direction, ownership, and the ability to start and lead initiatives without waiting to be told what to do.
  • Commitment to GovStar’s collective growth through knowledge sharing and participation in internal initiatives, innovation efforts, onboarding, and business-development support.
  • Professionalism, humility, curiosity, customer empathy, and a collaborative, team-first mindset.

Preferred Requirements

  • Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Databricks, Document Intelligence, or similar enterprise AI services.
  • Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, vector search, or AI orchestration frameworks.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, or similar enterprise data stores.
  • Experience with containerized application delivery using Docker and/or Kubernetes.
  • Experience supporting federal government technology initiatives or regulated environments.
  • Experience implementing accessibility requirements, including Section 508, in web applications.

Relevant Technologies

Python; React; TypeScript; CSS; REST APIs; PostgreSQL; Cosmos DB; Azure; Azure OpenAI; Azure AI Foundry; Databricks; Docker; GitHub Enterprise; CI/CD.