Mission-Focused Full Stack Developer (TS/SCI)

BigBear.ai; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BigBear.ai is seeking a Full Stack Developer to advance mission-focused data and analytics capabilities for national security customers. You will contribute production-ready code across backend services and frontend experiences, partnering with a cross-functional Agile team to deliver features end-to-end.

Responsibilities include designing full-stack systems, building APIs, automating workflows, and supporting cloud-native solutions on AWS.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance (required).
• Hands-on experience with Python, REST API development, AWS, Docker, Git-based version control, PostgreSQL and/or MongoDB, Agile methods, and Jira/Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack capabilities across UI, backend microservices, and web services.
• Build and enhance APIs and service integrations (REST-based with FastAPI or similar).
• Automate analytical workflows and scalable processing pipelines.
• Contribute to AWS cloud-native solutions including deployment and monitoring.
• Develop and integrate PostgreSQL and MongoDB data solutions.
• Support enterprise data flow/orchestration (e.g., NiFi).
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, and engineering improvements.
• Provide Tier 3 production support for apps and databases.
• Collaborate on release planning, deployment procedures, and documentation (Jira/Confluence).
• Support off-hours deployments to meet mission timelines.
• Participate in demos and stakeholder presentations to showcase capabilities.

Skills

Python

REST API development

AWS

Docker

Git-based version control

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Agile development methodology

Jira & Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

GitHub/GitLab

Jira

Confluence

Job description

BigBear.ai is seeking a Full Stack Developer to advance mission-focused data and analytics capabilities for national security customers. You will contribute production-ready code across backend services and frontend experiences, partnering with a cross-functional Agile team to deliver features end-to-end.

Responsibilities include designing full-stack systems, building APIs, automating workflows, and supporting cloud-native solutions on AWS.