Full Stack Developer

Overview

• What We’re Looking For
• Backend (Python):
  Strong Python development experience with Django (or equivalent), modern API design, Pydantic-style validation, and async Python in production
• Frontend (React/Next.js):
  Ability to deliver polished, responsive production UIs with thoughtful component design, effective state management, and strong UX attention
• Databases (PostgreSQL):
  Schema design, query optimization, migrations, and data loading/transformation (Aurora experience is a plus)
• Identity & Access:
  Hands-on integration of Keycloak and standards such as OIDC, SAML, JWT sessions, and CAC/PIV; strong understanding of RBAC and secure auth flows
• Cloud (AWS):
  Practical experience deploying, operating, and troubleshooting cloud-native apps across classified partitions; familiarity with EKS, Aurora, S3, IAM, VPC, KMS
• Infrastructure-as-Code:
  Comfort writing and maintaining Terraform modules
• Secure Engineering:
  Experience building software for STIG-hardened, FIPS-validated environments; strong grasp of least privilege, secrets management, and secure SDLC practices
• Dev Sec Ops :
  Ability to interpret and remediate scan findings (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning, SBOM verification)
• AI-Assisted Development:
  Regular use of AI-enabled tools in daily engineering work, with an understanding of strengths/limitations

Big Bear.ai is standing up a small, elite development team to deliver cloud-native applications that directly support mission operations. This is a focused, high-impact environment where your work is highly visible and directly influences outcomes. I’m looking for a Full Stack Developer with deep Python expertise and strong frontend craftsmanship who thrives in classified environments and brings a disciplined engineering mindset to building secure, maintainable systems under real operational pressure.

• What We’re Looking For
• Backend (Python):
  Strong Python development experience with Django (or equivalent), modern API design, Pydantic-style validation, and async Python in production
• Frontend (React/Next.js):
  Ability to deliver polished, responsive production UIs with thoughtful component design, effective state management, and strong UX attention
• Databases (PostgreSQL):
  Schema design, query optimization, migrations, and data loading/transformation (Aurora experience is a plus)
• Identity & Access:
  Hands-on integration of Keycloak and standards such as OIDC, SAML, JWT sessions, and CAC/PIV; strong understanding of RBAC and secure auth flows
• Cloud (AWS):
  Practical experience deploying, operating, and troubleshooting cloud-native apps across classified partitions; familiarity with EKS, Aurora, S3, IAM, VPC, KMS
• Infrastructure-as-Code:
  Comfort writing and maintaining Terraform modules
• Secure Engineering:
  Experience building software for STIG-hardened, FIPS-validated environments; strong grasp of least privilege, secrets management, and secure SDLC practices
• Dev Sec Ops :
  Ability to interpret and remediate scan findings (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning, SBOM verification)
• AI-Assisted Development:
  Regular use of AI-enabled tools in daily engineering work, with an understanding of strengths/limitations

You will design, build, and deliver end-to-end applications—from database schema and data migrations to API layers and the user experience mission users rely on daily. You’ll support an established platform while also delivering pilot solutions and MVPs for emerging requirements.

• Extend a Django-based API gateway and services using modern API patterns (including Backend-for-Frontend)
• Build and refine React/Next.js interfaces and dashboards for operational workflows
• Design PostgreSQL schemas, tune queries, and develop migrations to modernize legacy data
• Integrate authentication/authorization using Keycloak (OIDC/SAML), including RBAC and secure session/token handling
• Deploy and operate applications across multiple AWS partitions and classification levels
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and CI/CD (Git Lab) in a Dev Sec Ops  pipeline
• Use AI-assisted development tooling as a standard part of your day-to-day workflow to improve velocity and quality