Frontier Full-Stack Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)

Tribalscale Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TribalScale is seeking a Forward Deployed Full Stack Engineer with an active US Secret clearance to embed with a US government-facing client. You will ship end-to-end features from frontend to data and infrastructure in secure environments, collaborating with stakeholders and ensuring security requirements are met.

You’ll work on on-site deployments, build AI-enabled capabilities, and mentor teams while maintaining strong client relationships and delivering high-impact software in rapid cycles.

Qualifications

• Active US Secret clearance required; US citizenship required.
• 5+ years of professional full stack development.
• Strong front-end skills with TypeScript and React.
• Strong back-end skills in Python, Node.js, Java or Go; REST/GraphQL experience.
• Relational DB experience (PostgreSQL or similar).
• Hands-on with containers and CI/CD; Docker is required; Kubernetes/OpenShift a plus.
• Cloud experience on AWS/Azure/GCP; Gov regions a plus.
• Excellent client-facing communication and ability to explain tradeoffs.
• Ability to work in ambiguous environments and ship quickly.

Responsibilities

• Embed with the client team on site or remotely, collaborating with end users, product owners, and security teams to understand workflows.
• Build full stack features across frontend, backend, data, and infra. Own a feature end-to-end.
• Deploy into secure, air-gapped or government environments, including on-prem or government cloud.
• Turn ambiguous needs into working software; prototype quickly and iterate with users.
• Integrate AI where it adds value, including self-hosted or approved models.
• Adhere to security processes and coordinate with ISSO and compliance teams.
• Act as TribalScale's technical bridge back to internal teams and bring in specialists when needed.

Skills

Full stack development (5+ years)

TypeScript

React

Back-end languages: Python/Node.js/Ja​

REST/GraphQL APIs

PostgreSQL

Docker / CI/CD

Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP

Client-facing communication

AI-native development habits

Ambiguity tolerance

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

CI/CD tooling

Job description

TribalScale is seeking a Forward Deployed Full Stack Engineer with an active US Secret clearance to embed with a US government-facing client. You will ship end-to-end features from frontend to data and infrastructure in secure environments, collaborating with stakeholders and ensuring security requirements are met.

You’ll work on on-site deployments, build AI-enabled capabilities, and mentor teams while maintaining strong client relationships and delivering high-impact software in rapid cycles.