Full Stack Software Engineer, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•San Antonio, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for an opportunity to lead the development of modern software platforms that directly impact national defense and advanced training systems? As a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership across the entire software stack—from intuitive user experiences and scalable backend services to cloud-native architectures and distributed systems. You’ll work closely with product owners, architects, and fellow engineers to define technical direction, mentor developers, and build high-quality software that solves challenging real-world problems.

Requirements

10+ years of experience with software engineering, including leading the design and delivery of complex software systems
Experience with Git-based development workflows, automated testing, and Agile software development
Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Azure
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform or Bicep, and cloud-native architectures.
Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and implementing DevOps or DevSecOps best practices
Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across development teams
Knowledge of software architecture, object-oriented design, design patterns, and engineering best practices
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with monorepo tooling such as Nx or Turborepo
Experience developing modern full-stack applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks, including React preferred
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and distributed or microservice-based architectures
Experience working with relational or NoSQL databases and designing scalable data models
Experience working in ATO, RMF, or other regulated software development environments
Experience with NIST 800-53, STIGs, secure software development practices, or software supply-chain security
Experience with OpenTelemetry, observability platforms, or distributed tracing
Possession of excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable full-stack applications using modern frontend and backend technologies.
Design and develop RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems that support high-performance, mission-critical applications.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Drive software architecture decisions, establish engineering standards, and conduct technical design and code reviews.
Build intuitive, responsive user interfaces while ensuring maintainable, testable, and reusable code.
Design and optimize data models, persistence layers, and application integrations.
Champion software quality through automated testing, code quality practices, and continuous improvement.
Mentor engineers through technical coaching, architecture guidance, and career development.
Partner with DevOps engineers to ensure applications are designed for reliable deployment, scalability, observability, and operational excellence.
Stay current with emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve engineering practices and platform capabilities.