Software Development Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

19h•$53,000 - $108,000

About The Position

Software Development Engineer The Opportunity: We’re looking for a Sof t war e 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 t war e-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 t war e services. As a seasoned sof t war e 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 t war e 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 t war e products with robust monitoring, alerting, and fault-tolerant capabilities, 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

1+ years of experience with sof t war e development in a professional environment
Experience with programming in a sof t war e programming language
Knowledge of distributed architectures using microservices or serverless in AWS, Google, or Azure Cloud
Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
Knowledge of designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices
Knowledge of CI / CD pipeline setup and maintenance
Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and security best practices
Knowledge of using generative AI tools to accelerate development, automate coding tasks, and review AI-generated code
Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor's 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 Certification s such as Cloud Practitioner, Developer Asso cia te, or Solutions Architect Asso cia te Certification

Responsibilities

Design and develop sof t war e products that meet user needs and market demands.
Apply engineering principles to construct and maintain efficient, bug-free sof t war e systems.
Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other engineers to bring products from concept to launch.
Architect secure, scalable, and high-performance back-end applications.
Work on both front-end and back-end development using languages such as Go, Node.js, Java, or C#.
Integrate back-end services with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and DynamoDB.
Write clean, efficient, and 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.