Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • Chantilly, VA

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About The Position

Software Engineer The Opportunity: Booz Allen is looking for a Software Engineer who is driven by purpose and ready to build software that directly supports mission‑critical operations across the space domain. In this role, you’ll design, develop, and enhance the software developed for ground systems and the real‑time capabilities that space missions rely on. You’ll take ownership of complex engineering challenges from modernizing legacy components to architecting new mission‑focused capabilities that improve performance, resilience, and operational speed. Your work will shape how data is processed, how systems communicate, and how mission teams execute with precision. This role is built for someone who thrives on solving hard problems, embraces innovation, and understands the responsibility of building software that must perform flawlessly. If you’re motivated by mission impact, energized by technical depth, and ready to engineer solutions that advance GEOINT and space operations, we want to meet you. Work with us as we shape systems for the better. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in software development with programming languages, including Java, Python, Rust, or GO
• Experience transitioning legacy applications to a modernized microservice-based architecture
• Experience writing source code for new applications or generating and enhancing code samples for existing applications
• Experience creating solutions to complex problems within a collaborative, cross-functional team
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

• Experience operating within an Agile environment
• Experience with Linux-based systems, containers, and orchestration tools, including Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience designing, modifying, developing, writing, and implementing software programming applications
• Experience acquiring client requirements and resolving workflow problems through automation optimization
• Experience working within a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), including AWS, Azure, or Google
• Experience with C#, C, C++, JavaScript, React, or Node.js
• Ability to work with automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenance
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Master’s degree

Benefits

• health
• life
• disability
• financial
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care
• recognition awards program

What This Job Offers

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