Position: Software Development Engineer
Location: McLean, VA
Duration: 12 months
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
Role Overview
We’re looking for a Software Development Engineer to join our chief technology officer engineering team—a dynamic group of innovators passionate about redefining the market through cutting-edge technology. You’ll focus on building Booz Allen’s Software-Defined Everything (SDE) platform to enable Physical AI, Edge, Trusted 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 software services.
As a seasoned software 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 software 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 software 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, telemetry, canaries, and automated testing to ensure the quality and reliability of our systems.
Key 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 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.
Qualifications
· 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
· Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and security best practices
· Experience 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 and 3+ years of experience in software engineering, or 5+ years of experience in software engineering in lieu of a degree
Nice to Have Skills
· 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 Associate, or Solutions Architect Associate
