Full Stack Engineer

Plug Consulting; Maryland; On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Ownership in small team

Direct exposure to leadership

Applied AI products

On-site options in SF or DC

Job summary

Plug Consulting is building AI-powered software for government and enterprise clients. You will own features end-to-end, shipping full-stack applications from API design to UI, while collaborating with leadership and end users.

The role focuses on hands-on development across backend, data workflows, and AI features, with opportunities to influence architecture in a fast-moving startup environment.

Qualifications

• 2–8 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with React, Next.js and Python.
• Experience building AI agents or integrating LLM APIs into production applications.
• Track record of shipping full-stack products end-to-end.
• Experience in Seed to Series B startup or clear product ownership.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with customers.
• Proactive, resourceful approach suited to an early-stage environment.
• Interest in government, defence or national-security technology.
• Experience with data pipelines or large-scale web scraping desirable.
• Previous government or defence experience desirable.
• Active security clearance desirable.
• Strong computer science degree preferred, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Building and shipping full-stack web applications used by real customers.
• Developing backend services, APIs and data workflows.
• Designing intuitive, polished interfaces.
• Building AI agents and integrating LLM APIs.
• Working directly with customers to gather feedback and improve the product.
• Contributing to technical architecture and engineering standards as the team grows.

Skills

React

Next.js

Python

Full-stack development

Customer collaboration

Product ownership

Data pipelines

Education

CS degree

Tools

APIs

Web scraping

Job description

We’re working with an early-stage, venture-backed AI company building software for organisations operating in complex, high-stakes environments. The business has gained strong early customer traction and is now looking for product-minded engineers who want significant ownership within a small, fast-moving team.

The Role

You’ll build and ship full-stack products used by government and enterprise customers, working across backend services, data workflows, AI-powered features and polished user interfaces. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll work closely with technical leadership and end users, taking features from initial problem definition through to production deployment.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Building and shipping full-stack web applications used by real customers
• Developing backend services, APIs and data workflows
• Designing intuitive, polished interfaces
• Building AI agents and integrating LLM APIs
• Working directly with customers to gather feedback and improve the product
• Contributing to technical architecture and engineering standards as the team grows

What We’re Looking For

• Around 2–8 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong experience with React, Next.js and Python
• Experience building AI agents or integrating LLM APIs into production applications
• A track record of shipping full-stack products end-to-end
• Experience within a Seed to Series B startup, or clear product ownership within a leading technology company
• Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with customers
• A proactive, resourceful approach suited to an early-stage environment
• Genuine interest in government, defence or national‑security technology
• Experience with data pipelines or large-scale web scraping is desirable
• Previous government or defence experience is desirable
• An active security clearance is desirable
• A strong computer science degree is preferred, although equivalent practical experience will be considered

What’s in It for You?

• Significant ownership within a small, high‑calibre engineering team
• Direct exposure to technical and product leadership
• The opportunity to build applied AI products solving meaningful real-world problems
• Base salary of $200,000–$250,000
• Meaningful equity
• Strong progression as the company scales

This is a full-time, five-day on‑site role in San Francisco or Washington, DC, with periodic travel to customer locations. Applicants must already have permanent US work authorization.