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Software Development Engineer
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Job Location:
McLean, MD - USA
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Posted:
29 September 2026 (19 hours ago)
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Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
GOLANG experience is a big portion of this
6 month contract to start extensions from there (all of the contractors weve had at Booz have lasted 1-2 years
Please make sure candidates have these: Must have: Experience developing backend services (i.e REST API services at least 3 years) in programming languages like Go (Prefer) or Java/C# (but they will be developing primarily in Go so able to learn and ramp up quickly). Experience building services and deployed to AWS in production env. Experience with using AI tools for development.
As a seasoned software engineer at Booz Allen youll leverage the latest architectural approaches open-source frameworks and advanced tools to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions. Youll 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.
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 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.
5 years of experience with Go Java 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
Bachelors degree and 3 years of experience in software engineering or 5 years of experience in software engineering in lieu of a degree
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
Masters degree
AWS Certifications such as Cloud Practitioner Developer Associate or Solutions Architect Associate
6 month contract to start extensions from there (all of the contractors weve had at Booz have lasted 1-2 years
Please make sure candidates have these: Must have: Experience developing backend services (i.e REST API services at least 3 years) in programming languages like Go (Prefer) or Java/C# (but they will be developing primarily in Go so able to learn and ramp up quickly). Experience building services and deployed to AWS in production env. Experience with using AI tools for development.
Role Overview
Were looking for a Software Development Engineer to join our chief technology office engineering teama dynamic group of innovators passionate about redefining the market through cutting-edge technology. Youll focus on building Booz Allens Software-Defined Everything (SDE) platform to enable Physical AI Edge Trusted Environments and other applications across mission domains to autonomously Client provision simulate and deploy these systems. Youll 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 youll leverage the latest architectural approaches open-source frameworks and advanced tools to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions. Youll 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 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 AWS5 years of experience with Go Java 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
Bachelors 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 applicationsExperience 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
Masters degree
AWS Certifications such as Cloud Practitioner Developer Associate or Solutions Architect Associate
Required Experience:
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