Full-Time

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Updated on 9/4/2026

Blank Metal

Blank Metal

11-50 employees

Production-ready AI solutions in 90 days

No salary listed

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid work in Minneapolis is required.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Azure
React.js
Machine Learning
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
TypeScript
Microservices
AWS
Go
Terraform
Observability
Web Development
DevOps
Google Cloud Platform

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Requirements
  • 5–8 years of full-stack development experience, with strength in both modern front-end and cloud-native back-end stacks.
  • Experience designing and operating systems in AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure using Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform or CDK.
  • Solid understanding of security, performance tuning, and API versioning best practices.
  • Experience in dynamic, client-facing environments.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Ability to solve complex problems across industries.
Responsibilities
  • Design scalable service and microservice patterns, database schemas, caching layers, and authentication flows.
  • Ship production-grade code across the front end using React and TypeScript and the back end using Node, Go, or JVM technologies, with strong test coverage.
  • Integrate model endpoints, manage real-time inference, and implement robust error-handling and fallback mechanisms.
  • Drive code-review rigor, CI/CD pipeline health, and observability instrumentation.
  • Pair-program, lead brown-bag sessions, and advise junior engineers on technical decisions.
  • Collaborate with UX and Product, AI/ML Practice, and MLOps teams to deliver client solutions.
  • Contribute to engineering best practices and help raise the team’s technical bar.
Desired Qualifications
  • Startup or consulting experience is preferred.

Blank Metal is an AI-native engineering firm that helps large companies move AI projects from pilot to production. It uses small, senior engineering teams to implement production-ready AI solutions on a fixed-price, KPI-linked model with rapid delivery—shipping production-ready solutions weekly within 90 days or less. Unlike traditional consultants, it avoids prolonged strategy phases and focuses on fast, hands-on development and measurable client value. By tying compensation to client success, Blank Metal aligns incentives with real outcomes. The goal is to eliminate stalled AI initiatives by delivering practical, scalable AI applications and automation quickly, enabling enterprises to realize tangible business value from their AI investments.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$3M

Headquarters

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Founded

2025

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What believers are saying

  • June 24, 2025 seed funding from Rally Ventures extends runway.
  • Vercel's AI Cloud, AI SDK, and AI Gateway expand Blank Metal's delivery toolkit.
  • The GoKart Labs team history gives Blank Metal repeatable enterprise relationships and operating muscle.

What critics are saying

  • A Vercel-heavy go-to-market creates partner dependency if Vercel changes terms in 2027.
  • Fixed-price AI delivery compresses margins when clients demand endless scope changes.
  • If production projects stall, the 90-day promise becomes an existential credibility failure.

What makes Blank Metal unique

  • Blank Metal pairs senior engineers with fixed-price, KPI-linked engagements instead of hourly consulting.
  • Its 90-day production guarantee and weekly shipping cadence differentiate it from traditional SI firms.
  • Vercel's September 3, 2026 partner listing validates its enterprise AI implementation positioning.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-11%

1 year growth

-11%

2 year growth

-11%
Eastern Progress
Sep 18th, 2025
Blank Metal Joins Vercel's Exclusive Partner Program to Accelerate Enterprise AI Deployment

The partnership combines Vercel's comprehensive AI Cloud platform - including its AI SDK, AI Gateway, and enterprise security infrastructure - with Blank Metal's specialized implementation expertise.

FinSMEs
Jun 24th, 2025
Blank Metal Raises $3M in Funding

Blank Metal, a Minneapolis, MN-based provider of an AI-native engineering company, raised $3M in funding