Software Development Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their chief technology office engineering team. The role involves building the Software-Defined Everything (SDE) platform and requires designing, developing, deploying, and operating high-availability software products while collaborating with various stakeholders.

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

Skills

• 1+ year of experience with software development in a professional work environment
• Experience with programming in a software 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
• 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

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development
• Tuition assistance
• Work-life programs
• Dependent care
• Recognition awards program

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