Software Development Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

1d•$69,400 - $158,000

About The Position

Join Booz Allen’s chief technology office engineering team to build its Software-Defined Everything (SDE) platform, supporting Physical AI, Edge, Trusted Environments, and other mission-domain applications. The platform is intended to autonomously discover, provision, simulate, and deploy systems. The role focuses on building and operating always-on, secure, scalable software services and shaping a new product with autonomy and ownership. Design, develop, deploy, and operate high-availability software products with monitoring, alerting, and fault-tolerant capabilities, integrating agentic AI. Apply modern architectural approaches, open-source frameworks, and advanced tools to deliver end-to-end solutions. Implement CI/CD, telemetry, canary deployments, automated testing, and security and compliance practices. Develop both front-end and back-end applications using technologies such as Go, Node.js, Java, or C#. Integrate services with relational and NoSQL databases, create secure and scalable APIs and microservices, collaborate across product and engineering teams, communicate design decisions and trade-offs, and keep current with industry trends. Booz Allen offers health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, and recognition awards. The position requires the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance; selected applicants will undergo a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Requirements

2+ years of experience building and operating production-grade full-stack applications in cloud environments such as AWS.
2+ years of experience developing with Go, Java, Node.js, or C#.
1+ years of experience with distributed architectures using microservices or serverless in AWS, Google, or Azure Cloud.
1+ years of experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices.
Experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
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 software engineering experience, or 5+ years of software engineering experience 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 Cloud Practitioner, Developer Associate, or Solutions Architect Associate certification.

Responsibilities

Design and develop software products that meet user needs and market demands.
Apply engineering principles to construct and maintain efficient, bug-free software systems.
Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other engineers to take products from concept to launch.
Architect secure, scalable, and high-performance back-end applications.
Develop front-end and back-end software using languages such as Go, Node.js, Java, or C#.
Integrate back-end services with relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and DynamoDB.
Write clean, efficient, and testable code following performance, maintainability, and security best practices.
Integrate generative AI tools to accelerate development and enhance product design.
Communicate design decisions and technical trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Keep abreast of industry trends and contribute to innovation and technical excellence.
Embed security checks and compliance requirements into the development process.
Design, develop, deploy, and operate high-availability software products with monitoring, alerting, and fault-tolerant capabilities.
Implement CI/CD deployments, telemetry, canaries, and automated testing.
Build Booz Allen’s Software-Defined Everything platform to support Physical AI, Edge, Trusted Environments, and other applications across mission domains.