DEFCON AI - Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

• Frontend: React 19, TypeScript, Vite-based React apps, Tailwind CSS, SignalR • Frontend • Backend: .NET 9 (C#), Minimal APIs, Entity Framework Core • Backend: • Async Processing: RabbitMQ, Redis (for scale-out and caching) • Async Processing: • Data and Storage: PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 • Data and Storage: • What You’ll Do • Shape the product architecture end-to-end. You’ll design and ship modular .NET services and modern React frontends that stay fast, reliable, and elegant across a wide range of real-world customer environments. • Shape the product architecture end-to-end. • Own the data foundation. You’ll design high-performance PostgreSQL schemas and craft EF Core queries that serve as the source of truth for business logic, permissions, and RBAC—balancing correctness, clarity, and scale. • Own the data foundation. • Engineer for performance at scale. You’ll build smart caching layers with Redis and leverage S3 for large artifacts, keeping our Web Gateway lean, responsive, and built to grow. • Drive technical direction through RFCs. You’ll author and collaborate on design proposals that define data contracts and API boundaries, making our .NET platform and Python-based solver runners work together seamlessly. • Drive technical direction through RFCs. • Ship with product and design, not in a silo. You’ll partner closely with product and design to turn real customer problems into thoughtful technical solutions—and deliver them in tight, iterative releases. • Ship with product and design, not in a silo. • Use AI as a force multiplier (responsibly). You’ll leverage tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot/Cursor to move faster and refactor with confidence, while keeping security, quality, and maintainability non-negotiable. • Use AI as a force multiplier (responsibly). • Hold the quality bar high. You’ll help set the standard through great code reviews, automated testing, and pragmatic engineering practices that keep the codebase a joy to work in. • Hold the quality bar high. • Production experience with hash-chained audit, Merkle-tree sealing, and cross-language evidence parity (C# + Python) • Depth in cryptographic evidence pipelines — HMAC integrity, signed checkpoints, chain continuity verification • Fluency in PostgreSQL transactional guarantees for audit writes, advisory-lock coordination patterns • Prior work on ATO-evidence-bearing audit implementations (DoD, fintech regulatory audit, HIPAA-equivalent scale) • Ability to architect AWS KMS integration with envelope encryption; HSM (PKCS#11) integration familiarity • Prior DoD / federal ATO submission experience • NIST SP 800-53 AU family control implementation experience • Prior DoD ATO experience on CDS integrations, familiarity with Radiant Mercury / ISSE Guard / EverFox / Forcepoint WebShield, knowledge of the ISSE approval workflow. • Analytical Aptitude: Possess keen analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with the capability to understand complex software challenges and collaborate toward viable solutions. • Effective Communication: Skilled in distilling technical complexities into comprehensible terms for varied audiences. • Adaptive Nature: Resilience and adaptability in the face of an ever-changing tech landscape, with a knack for rapidly integrating new technologies and methodologies. • Agile Methodology Experience: An understanding and hands-on experience with agile development methodologies and version control tools. • Agility in Tech: Demonstrated adaptability in the fast-paced tech landscape, continually embracing and integrating new technologies and methodologies. • Education: While formal education in Computer Science or related fields is a plus, DefconAI values hands-on experience and demonstrable skills above all. Candidates with 6+ years of relevant experience will be considered regardless of their academic pedigree. • Continuous Learner: A commitment to perpetually update one's skill set, staying aligned with the latest in technology trends and best practices.