Software Development Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • McLean, VA

21h

About The Position

Software Development Engineer The Opportunity: We’re looking for a Sof tware Development Engineer to join our chief technology office engineering team—a dynamic group of innovators passionate about redefining the market through cutting-edge technology. You’ll focus on building Booz Allen’s Sof tware-Defined Everything ( SDE ) platform to enable Physical AI, Edge, T rus ted Environments and other applications across mission domains to autonomously discover, provision, simulate and deploy these systems. You’ll be a self-starter, visionary, “10x-type” engineer who thrives in high-impact environments and be eager to build and operate always-on, secure, and scalable sof tware services. As a seasoned sof tware engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll leverage the latest architectural approaches, open-source frameworks, and advanced tools to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions. You’ll impart your skills to the team, as they utilize industry-leading tools and techniques to create impactful sof tware designs. Your role involves shaping a new product from the ground up with genuine autonomy and ownership. You will design, develop, deploy, and operate high-availability sof tware products with robust monitoring, alerting, and fault-tolerant capab ilities, integrating agentic AI at their core. You will also implement best practices for CI / CD deployments, tele met ry, canaries, and automated testing to ensure the quality and reliability of our systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building and operating production-grade full-stack applications in cloud environments such as AWS
• 5+ years of experience with Go, Java, Node.js, or C# development
• 3+ years of experience in distributed architectures using microservices or serverless in AWS, Google, or Azure Cloud
• 3+ years of experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices
• Experience in CI / CD pipeline setup and maintenance
• Experience using generative AI tools to accelerate development, automate coding tasks, and review AI-generated code
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and security best practices
• Ability to obtain a TS / SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience in sof tware engineering, or 5+ years of experience in sof tware engineering in lieu of a degree

Nice To Haves

• Experience writing source code for new applications or generating and enhancing code samples for existing applications
• Experience acquiring client requirements and resolving workflow problems through automation optimization
• Ability to work with automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenance
• TS / SCI clearance
• Master’s degree
• AWS Certifications, such as Cloud Practitioner, Developer Asso cia te, or Solutions Architect Asso cia te certification

Responsibilities

• Design and develop sof tware products that meet user needs and market demands.
• Apply engineering principles to construct and maintain efficient, bug-free sof tware systems.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other engineers to bring products from concept to launch.
• Architect secure, scalable, and high-performance backend applications
• Work on both front-end and back-end development using languages such as Go, Node.js, Java or C#.
• Integrate backend services with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and DynamoDB
• Write clean, efficient, testable code following best practices for performance, maintainability, and security
• Integrate generative AI tools to accelerate development and enhance product design.
• Communicate design decisions and technical trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and technical excellence by keeping abreast of industry trends.
• Embed security checks and compliance requirements into the development process to meet relevant standards.

Benefits

• Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.
• Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.
• Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level