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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Full-Stack Engineer - **Company:** Ironflow AI Inc. - **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, WebSocket, Scripting, Real Time Systems, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Database Optimization, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Fastapi, Graphql, Front End Software Development, Docker, Legacy Systems - **Published:** September 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/full-stack-engineer-backend-focused-san-diego-ca--f173e4f9-fc60-4102-9b70-aff627b994a5 ## About the Role * 5+ years of backend or full-stack experience with production systems * Mastery of Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and GraphQL * Experience designing modern APIs with GraphQL * A track record of owning features end to end - from design to deployment * Comfort with ambiguity, fast iteration, and cross-disciplinary problem-solving * Bonus: Familiarity with FedRAMP, ITAR/DFARS, and secure multi-tenant architectures * Bonus: Experience with WebSockets, real-time systems, and frontend debugging in React, Accounting, Aerospace and Defense, Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Database Optimization, Debugging Skills, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), Docker, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Finance, Follow Through, GraphQL, Inventory Planning, Manufacturing, Performance Tuning/Optimization, PostgreSQL, Problem Solving Skills, Production Systems, Purchasing/Procurement, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Scalable System Development, Software Architecture Design, Supply Chain, Systems Reliability, Team Player, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), User Interface/Experience (UI/UX) ## Description We are building an AI-native ERP for aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing. Purchasing, inventory, planning, manufacturing, finance, and accounting: the core systems that determine whether companies can actually build and deliver. Much of the industrial base still runs on software architectures designed decades ago. We think that is now a strategic problem. Our mission is bigger than better software. If the United States and its allies need to build more ships, aircraft, missiles, drones, engines, satellites, and everything behind them, the companies doing that work need radically better systems. We are building Ironflow around five values that define how we work: hard work, excellence, kindness, creativity, and teamwork. We put in the effort and follow through. We take pride in our work and keep raising the bar. We treat people with care and respect. We explore possibilities and find better ways. And we help each other succeed while taking responsibility for the shared outcome. We are veterans, engineers, and operators who have lived the limitations of legacy systems firsthand. We are building the software we wish existed. Why This Role Matters As a backend engineer, you'll help shape the core logic that powers real-time, intelligent workflows across manufacturing, inventory, and supply chain. Your work will unlock faster decisions, tighter coordination, and adaptive operations for the people driving the defense tech revolution. What You'll Own * Architecting and implementing backend services in Python with PostgreSQL * Designing and exposing GraphQL APIs to support AI agents and real-time frontends * Building secure, scalable models for production, procurement, and inventory * Optimizing database performance and ensuring system reliability at scale * Contributing to CI/CD pipelines, Docker-based environments, and deployment workflows * Enabling real-time orchestration across human and AI agents ## Related Videos - [Intro to FastAPI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/462-intro-to-fastapi) - [Putting the Graph In GraphQL With The Neo4j GraphQL Library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/257-putting-the-graph-in-graphql-with-the-neo4j-graphql-library) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Build and Deploy a Fullstack App with Open Source Tooling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/775-build-and-deploy-a-fullstack-app-with-open-source-tooling) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) - [Building and Deploying Multi-Agent Systems with ADK and Vertex AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1918-building-and-deploying-multi-agent-systems-with-adk-and-vertex-ai) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [The 7 Most Popular Backend Frameworks for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/403-the-7-most-popular-backend-frameworks-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)