Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Contractor 1099 ONLY; No Fulltime W2

Overview:

We are seeking a Junior Full Stack AI Developer (U.S. Citizens only) to join our team and help build and scale AI-driven applications. This role requires expertise in designing and deploying secure, cloud-native AI solutions. The ideal candidate will bring strong skills in AWS Bedrock, Next.js, AWS, DynamoDB, ECS/ECR, API Gateway, S3 with Vector with a focus on implementing security best practices across the stack to meet both mission-critical federal requirements and commercial enterprise needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop secure, high-performing front-end features and UIs with Next.js and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Implement and harden back-end services, APIs, and serverless solutions in AWS.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar) with integrated security controls.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with CloudFormation or Terraform using secure-by-default configurations.
• Conduct secure coding, peer reviews, and vulnerability remediation.
• Monitor, debug, and optimize applications for performance, scalability, and security posture.
• Collaborate with UI/UX, Data Science, and DevOps teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Proven full stack development experience across both front-end and back-end.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS Bedrock and large language model (LLM) integration.
• Proficiency in Next.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitHub/GitHub Actions.
• Strong background in CloudFormation or Terraform for infrastructure-as-code.
• Familiarity with secure coding standards (OWASP, CWE/SANS).
• Experience implementing identity and access management, API security, and encryption best practices.
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS architectures (tenant isolation, RBAC).
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cognito (User Pools, Groups, authentication flows) and NextAuth.js for secure OAuth2/OIDC.
• Strong TypeScript (strict mode) experience.
• Proficiency in Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Radix UI for modern, responsive UI development.
• Experience with real-time applications (streaming chat, citation traceability).
• Familiarity with AWS S3 for secure file/document storage.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• DOD Secret clearance or higher

Security & Compliance Environment:

• Basic awareness of security frameworks such as NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, or SOC 2. Experience running static or dependency scans with SonarQube or similar tools. Familiarity with policy-as-code concepts (OPA / Conftest / Etc.)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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