Full Stack Engineer

Full Stack Engineer joining our AI engineering team under Derek Alfonso, VP of AI Engineering. Builder role. You write production code from day one, own features end to end, and work directly with the VP on the systems powering our platform., * Design, build, and ship full stack features across the dealer portal, middleware, and AI voice platform

• Build and maintain integrations with voice AI (Bland AI pathways, knowledge bases, and webhooks), dealer DMS platforms, and scheduling systems (xTime, myKaarma)
• Operate and extend the Java (Apache Camel) middleware layer that connects our AI agents to dealer systems
• Manage AWS infrastructure with Terraform: Lambda, API Gateway, RDS PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, SQS, S3, CloudFront, and ECS
• Work directly with Derek on architecture and technical direction
• Own your work from spec through deployment
• Move quickly and iterate based on real client feedback

• Real production experience as a full stack engineer (not entry level)
• Strong proficiency in React and modern JavaScript (we use React 19, Vite, Tailwind CSS 4, React Router 7, and TanStack Query 5)
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js on the backend (we run Hono 4 APIs on AWS Lambda in a pnpm monorepo, OpenAPI-first with generated clients)
• Working knowledge of Java for our Apache Camel middleware that integrates with dealer DMS and scheduling systems
• Experience with AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, RDS PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, SQS, S3, CloudFront, Cognito, SES, ECS) and Terraform infrastructure as code
• Experience integrating with REST APIs and webhooks (HMAC/token auth, idempotency, retries)
• Experience with AI/LLM APIs and conversational voice AI platforms such as Bland AI (strongly preferred)
• Strong database skills: PostgreSQL (we use Drizzle ORM) and DynamoDB
• Willingness to work extra hours when the business calls for it
• Drive to build. If you want a 9 to 5, this is not the role.

WHO YOU ARE

• Want to be part of an AI company in growth mode
• Extremely hard working, take ownership
• Comfortable using agentic AI for coding and unit testing
• Comfortable with extra hours to ship what matters
• Want to build, build, build (smart), * Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Full-stack Engineering: 3 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

3.83.8 out of 5 stars Texas Remote $125,000 - $150,000 a year - Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

• AD&D insurance
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) 3% Match
• Health savings account, 100% remote. We are only hiring candidates with their primary residence based in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, or Arizona., Full-time W-2 employee with a 90-day probationary period. $5,000 sign-on bonus paid upon successful completion of the probationary period., $125,000 - $150,000 depending on experience. $5,000 sign-on bonus paid upon successful completion of the 90-day probationary period., This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, or qualifications associated with the position. Alpha Drive AI reserves the right to modify this description at any time in accordance with business needs.

Pay: $125,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) 3% Match
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Alpha Drive AI is an AI platform company in aggressive growth mode. We build voice AI and automation products serving a large and expanding client base. We move fast, ship constantly, and are scaling our engineering team to keep up.