Software Development Engineer

About the role

We’re looking for a Software 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 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 is 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.

What You'll Work On

• 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 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

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience building and operating production-grade full-stack applications in cloud environments such as AWS
• 2+ years of experience with Go, Java, Node.js, or C# development
• 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 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 software engineering, or 5+ years of experience in software engineering in lieu of a degree

Preferred qualifications

• 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 Certification

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development and tuition assistance
• Work-life programs and dependent care
• Recognition awards program for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of company 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.