Senior Full Stack Engineer

Plastik AI is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize the plastic and plastic compounding industries, bridging the gap between engineers using plastics and manufacturers creating them. At the core of our platform is Herman, an advanced AI agent designed to match product requirements with ideal plastic compounds. Herman leverages a combination of public and proprietary data to enable rapid and precise material recommendation, which can be easily ordered within a marketplace.

We are looking for a skilled Senior Full-stack Software Engineer to play a key role in building the front-end and back-end infrastructure for tools and interfaces that make Herman accessible to engineers and manufacturing companies. Our next-generation platform will meld novel user experiences with AI to enable easy plastic selection, sourcing, and logistics. This transformative approach unlocks new possibilities in plastics innovation, enabling faster, smarter, and more efficient product development and material discovery.

As part of our cross-disciplinary team, you will work alongside MIT-trained engineers, scientists, and business professionals to build a groundbreaking AI platform for the plastics industry. Join us in transforming how the world approaches plastic materials through cutting-edge technology and innovation. Identify our end users’ data needs and build efficient and scalable data pipelines Create frameworks and services that will be used by other Plastik Ai engineers and data scientists.

Our stack: Python, Javascript, React, Postgres, S3, EKS, PyTorch

Job Responsibilities

Collaborate with software, the executive team, and developers to automate business-critical workflows.

• Application Development – Owning and developing all aspects of our applications and infrastructure, including data management, web application development, visualization, tooling, and analytics.
• Data & Analytics – Develop custom dashboards, automate reports, and provide insights for data-driven decision-making.
• Software development and integration - Integrating our application with various third-party applications, systems, and APIs to ensure seamless data flow and process automation.
• Project management and leadership - Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, project managers, and quality assurance, to gather requirements, provide technical insights, and ensure successful project delivery.
• Troubleshooting and support - Identifying, diagnosing, and resolving technical issues and bugs within our applications to ensure a smooth user experience. Creating and maintaining technical documentation for our custom modules, and integrations for future reference and knowledge sharing.
• Participating in code reviews to ensure best practices, coding standards, and quality assurance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Computer Science, or related fields, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer or Technical Lead.
• Expertise in web application development – customization, module development, and system administration.
• Strong programming skills in Python, JavaScript, and PostgreSQL.
• Experience building APIs, databases, and front-end development.
• Expertise with AWS and cloud computing technologies, particularly EKS and zero-trust architectures.
• Experience with server-side web application development. Full-stack development experience preferred.
• Familiarity with IT security, cloud hosting, CI/CD, and DevOps best practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot, optimize, and scale software systems.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate in a fast-paced environment.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and equity options.
• Health insurance and other benefits.
• A collaborative and innovative work environment with opportunities for professional growth.
• The chance to work on transformative technologies in the plastics and AI space.