Senior Full Stack Engineer, Government (IL5)
Uare.ai
$190,000 - $245,000 / year
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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.
Apply with
An IL5 system you built or ran: your role, the stack, and how it reached ATO. Nothing classified or CUI. Required.
How we hire
We hire for a growth mindset: outcomes over output, experiments by default, and moving the metric that matters.
Location: in-person, 5 days a week, across our San Francisco and Los Altos offices.
Uare.ai is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of every background and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. U.S. citizenship is required for this role because it supports U.S. government contracts that require it.
The expected base compensation for this position is below. Our total compensation package for full-time employees includes equity and a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits
- stock options
About this role
Uare.ai is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to own the end-to-end deployment of its Human-First AI platform into U.S. Department of Defense networks at Impact Level 5. You'll report directly to the CTO and take responsibility for everything from hardening the application and infrastructure in Azure Government to building the access controls, audit systems, and security documentation needed to reach Authorization to Operate. This means working across the full stack—TypeScript, Next.js, Python, Postgres, Redis, Azure—while keeping both the commercial and DoD versions of the platform in sync as features ship.
The role demands deep hands-on experience operating systems in DoD IL5 environments, strong command of Azure, infrastructure as code, and fluency with the compliance frameworks that govern these deployments (NIST 800-53 and 800-171, STIGs, RMF/ATO). You'll need seven or more years shipping production systems across frontend, backend, and infrastructure, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to pass a government background investigation. An active clearance is valuable but not required going in.
This is a full-time, in-person role in San Francisco and Los Altos, five days a week, with occasional travel to customer sites. The salary range is $190K to $245K base plus equity. When you apply, you'll need to describe an IL5 system you've built or operated—your role, the stack, and how it reached ATO—without sharing anything classified or controlled unclassified information.
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