Full Stack Software Engineers own user‑facing features end‑to‑end: slick React/Next JS interfaces, performant Node APIs, and Postgres‑centric data models that keep up with petabyte‑scale content. One sprint you’ll prototype a semantic‑search UI backed by vector embeddings; the next you’ll build a real‑time collaboration layer that lets policy analysts co‑author annotations and compare version histories without ever refreshing the page.
As the Full Stack Software Engineer, you will
- Ship vertical product slices (Figma wireframe, React component, Node handler, SQL/Mongo query, and deployed on AWS via Docker and GitHub Actions).
- Design delightful data workflow such as instant search, real‑time diffing, collaborative annotation, and hiding terabytes behind sub‑200 ms interactions.
- Partner with the design and product management teams on thin‑slice scoping, experiment flags, and measurable customer outcomes.
- Instrument and iterate on dashboards, structured logs, Feature‑flag rollouts, and blameless post‑mortems.
- Evangelize product craftsmanship through storybook‑driven UI, shared design tokens, and code reviews that coach rather than gate‑keep.
Essential Qualifications for this position include:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of professional work experience as a full stack software engineer
- Professional work experience building product React/Next and Node/TypeScript applications
- Ability to translate abstract user problems into specific milestone and negotiate scope
- Ability to program in SQL and various scheme designs, such as Postgres, with the ability to utilize Mongo
- Ability to operate CI/CD (Docker and GitHub Actions) and infrastructure as code, with appropriate collaboration with the infrastructure team (Terraform/CDK)
- Ability to utilize LLM tools (Claude-Code, Cursor, Codex) to accelerate coding and debugging
Preferred Qualifications for this position include:
- Knowledge of search indexes or vector databases powering RAG/semantic workflows.
- Knowledge of SSR & ISR patterns in Next 14’s app‑router
- Knowledge of AI/ML concepts and the development of AI-driven features and models
- Professional work experience with data‑viz (D3, Recharts) or rich‑text editors (Slate, TipTap)
- Prior professional work experience in a start-up organization
This is an onsite work opportunity and our teams operate from the Washington, DC office (located at L and 15th St. NW). State Affairs offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package to employees.
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