Overview:
BigBear.ai is seeking a Full Stack Developer to support mission-focused product development that advances enterprise data and analytics capabilities for national security customers. In this role, you’ll contribute production-ready code across backend services and frontend user experiences, partnering closely with a cross-functional product team in an Agile/DevOps environment. You’ll participate in feature delivery end-to-end—design, implementation, testing, code reviews, deployment support, and technical demonstrations, helping ensure our platform remains reliable, scalable, and ready for real-world operations.
What you will do:
- Design, develop, and maintain full-stack capabilities across user interfaces, backend microservices, and web services in support of mission-critical outcomes.
- Build and enhance APIs and service integrations (e.g., REST-based services using frameworks such as FastAPI).
- Automate manual analytical workflows and enable repeatable, scalable processing pipelines.
- Contribute to cloud-native solutions on AWS, including deployment, monitoring, and operational support.
- Develop and integrate persistent data solutions using databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
- Support enterprise data flow/orchestration solutions (e.g., Apache NiFi).
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, technical troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
- Provide Tier 3 technical support for deployed applications and databases, including diagnosing and resolving complex issues in production environments.
- Collaborate on release planning, deployment procedures, and documentation (e.g., Jira/Confluence), ensuring transparency and operational readiness.
- Support off-hours deployments as needed (evenings/weekends) to meet mission timelines and operational requirements.
- Participate in team demos and stakeholder presentations to showcase platform capabilities and progress.
What you need to have:
- 4+ years of relevant software development experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Active TS/SCI clearance (required)
- Hands-on experience with:
- Python
- REST API development (e.g., FastAPI or similar frameworks)
- AWS cloud environments
- Docker and containerization
- Git-based version control (GitHub/GitLab)
- PostgreSQL and/or MongoDB
- Agile development methodology (Scrum/Kanban)
- Collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, delivery-oriented product team and produce high-quality, maintainable code
What we'd like you to have:
- Apache NiFi experience (strong plus)
- Experience with Amazon RDS
- Kubernetes experience, particularly Amazon EKS
- Familiarity with architecture and design patterns for scalable systems and microservices
- Experience integrating identity and access management solutions (e.g., Keycloak)
- Experience designing or working with OpenAI API-compatible API patterns
- Exposure to LLM-assisted development workflows (e.g., using AI tools to improve productivity while maintaining code quality and security)
About BigBear.ai:
BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.
BigBear.ai is an Equal opportunity employer all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.