Full Stack AI Developer (Remote)

Looking for PURPOSE? At GovStar, we found it. We love the work we do, the people we do it with, and the impact we have. We’re looking for talented technologists and creatives with the character, courage, and commitment to achieve greatness and grow together.

We’re a tight group of individuals coming together to produce Legendary Teams. We are using technology and creativity to unlock the future of government and shape a brighter future for the country we love.

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Overview

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.

Benefits

This is a full-time, salaried position. Benefits include:

• Health/Dental/Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Employee shares program