Senior Full Stack Engineer, Government (IL5)
Senior full stack engineer who owns Uare.ai's DoD IL5 deployment end to end: standing up and hardening the app in Azure Government, building access controls and audit logs, handling CAC/PKI, FIPS encryption, and CUI, and driving the ATO process — while shipping features across TypeScript/Next.js, Python, Postgres, Redis, and Azure. In-person 5 days/week in San Francisco or Los Altos.
- Compensation
- $190K–$245K / yr
- Location
- San Francisco or Los Altos, CA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Fullstack
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- U.S. citizenship (required by supporting U.S. government contracts)
- Hands-on experience building or operating systems in a DoD IL5 environment (Azure Government preferred)
- 7+ years shipping production systems across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
- Working knowledge of the DoD Cloud Computing SRG, NIST SP 800-53 and 800-171, STIGs, and the RMF / ATO process
- Strong with Azure (containers, identity, storage, monitoring), infrastructure as code, and CI/CD in locked-down environments
- Able to pass a U.S. government background investigation (active clearance is a plus)
Nice to have
- Iron Bank / Platform One container pipelines experience
- Shipped AI features; early-stage or founding-engineer experience
Full description
San Francisco / Los Altos, in-person 5 days a week, occasional travel to customer sites · Reports to the CTO · $190K to $245K base + equity
About Uare.ai
Uare.ai is the platform for Human-First AI. Each person owns an Individual AI trained on their own life, and the data behind it.
That promise is an engineering problem. Each person's knowledge stays theirs, every access is provable, and nothing trains a third-party model. We have held that line since launching in July 2026. Now it has to hold inside U.S. defense networks, under an IL5 authorization.
Founded by Rob LoCascio, founder and former CEO of LivePerson. Backed by $10.3M from Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures.
About the role
You will own our DoD Impact Level 5 (IL5) deployment end to end: the app, the infrastructure, and the controls that get it authorized. Our prime contractor and government customers will count on you to get it right.
What you'll do
- Stand it up. Deploy and harden Uare.ai in Azure Government.
- Lock it down. Build access controls and audit logs that trace every read and write.
- Harden the stack. Ship approved container images and keep them current against STIGs and scans.
- Secure the data. CAC/PKI login, FIPS-validated encryption, and CUI handling.
- Get to ATO. Own the security documentation with the prime contractor's compliance team.
- Keep pace. Ship features across our stack (TypeScript, Next.js, Python, Postgres, Redis, Azure) so both platforms stay in sync.
What we're looking for
- U.S. citizenship is required. This role supports U.S. government contracts that require it.
- Hands-on experience building or operating systems in a DoD IL5 environment (Azure Government preferred).
- 7+ years shipping production systems across frontend, backend, and infrastructure.
- Working knowledge of the DoD Cloud Computing SRG, NIST SP 800-53 and 800-171, STIGs, and the RMF / ATO process.
- Strong with Azure (containers, identity, storage, monitoring), infrastructure as code, and CI/CD in locked-down environments.
- Able to pass a U.S. government background investigation. An active clearance is a plus.
Bonus
- Iron Bank / Platform One container pipelines.
- Shipped AI features. Early-stage or founding-engineer experience.