Software Engineer, Full Stack
Software Engineer, Full Stack at Archon — San Francisco, CA, US
- Company: Archon
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Salary: USD 120000–170000 / year
- Posted: 2026-07-17
About this role
The Role
We’re seeking an exceptional full stack engineer who thrives on intensity, autonomy, and impactful work. You'll code and maintain cutting-edge, automated systems that secure America’s public software—work that demands exceptional talent, persistence, and dedication.
This role is ideal for engineers who want substantial responsibility and aren't afraid of long hours tackling complex challenges. You’ll directly shape the architecture and execution strategy, navigating intricate regulatory requirements (FedRAMP, DoD SRG, DISA STIG, NIST 800-53) within highly sophisticated technical environments.
What You Can Expect:
Intensity: we move quickly and expect significant output and deep engagement.
Complete ownership: autonomy to design and implement mission-critical systems.
Immense impact: your efforts directly enhance national cybersecurity and compliance.
If you’re a talented, dedicated engineer ready to invest deeply in something genuinely important, we want to meet you.
Core Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a scalable, secure ticketing system for incident and workflow management
Build robust API integrations between internal systems and third-party services
Ensure the system is performant, reliable, and meets stringent security and compliance standards
What You Bring
U.S. Citizenship Required
Proven experience developing full-stack applications, ideally in high-security or regulated environments
Expertise building and deploying web applications, from frontend UX to backend database design
Strong proficiency with modern JavaScript frameworks and tools (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript)
Solid experience designing and maintaining relational or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
Familiarity with authentication and authorization tools (e.g., Keycloak, Auth0, Okta, Azure AD)
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus
Our Technologies
React, Node, Postgres, Typescript
Salary
120,000-170,000