Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence & Security (ARLIS)

National Security

ARLISFullStackSoftwareEngineer

$140–195k Bakersfield, California, United States Faculty Regular
The Brief

“ARLIS Full Stack Software Engineer at Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence & Security (ARLIS). Skills: Full-stack applications, TypeScript, Python, Cloud infrastructure. Own features end-to-end. Contribute to technical direction”

What You'll Achieve.

advancing research; innovation; technology transition; improve decision making; deliver actionable insights; deliver transformative solutions; operationalizing AI; augment and advance C2ISR use cases

Industry & Context.

National Security
Problems you'll solve

address challenges; actionable insights; transformative solutions; pragmatic technical decisions

Eligibility Requirements

Must be able to obtain a U. S. security clearance, Sedentary work, Spending long hours in front of a computer screen, Ability to attend meetings both on and off campus

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4–5+ years building, deploying, and maintaining full-stack applications in production, proficiency in TypeScript, modern web frameworks (React, Next. js, Remix, or Angular), Backend development experience with Python (Flask/FastAPI or similar), Solid understanding of frontend development (modern CSS, responsive design, component-driven UI), Experience with databases (SQL or NoSQL), designing data models, Experience with Docker, Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred, GCP/Azure acceptable), Ability to operate independently, make pragmatic technical decisions, deliver under deadlines, Must be able to obtain a U. S. security clearance

Nice to Have

Familiarity with TailwindCSS or other CSS-in-JS frameworks, Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration, Knowledge of AWS services (S3, EC2, RDS, Bedrock), hands-on integration experience, Experience implementing full-stack observability (especially OpenTelemetry), Background in AI engineering or working with V/LLMs, debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills, Contributions to developer experience, internal tooling, or automation (CI/CD, testing), AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer), Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)

What You'll Do.

Own features end-to-end

Contribute to technical direction

Contribute to design decisions

Participate in code reviews

Uphold best practices

Ensure technical quality

Mentor junior engineers

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with researchers; Collaborate with engineers; Collaborate with mission leads; Collaborate with government agencies; Collaborate with industry partners; Collaborate with academic institutions

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