Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation
Aurora, CO, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Part-time / full-time
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$69,000.0 - $158,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

C (Programming Language) JavaScript (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Automation of Tests C Sharp (Programming Language) C++ (Programming Language) Linux System Administration Software Engineering Workflow Management Systems ReactJS Kubernetes Docker

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience designing, modifying, developing, writing, and implementing software programming applications
  • Experience with basic programming languages such as Python or Java, or web development stacks such as Vue or Node
  • Experience with Agile methodology, extreme programming, software engineering, product management, or software products
  • Experience working within a cloud environment such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Experience creating solutions to complex problems within a collaborative team environment
  • Experience building RESTful APIs
  • Ability to use back-end and front-end languages to develop complete solutions
  • TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field

Nice If You Have:

  • 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 with C#, C, C++, JavaScript, or React
  • Ability to work with automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenance
  • Master’s degree

Benefits & conditions

Reposted 15 Hours Ago Be an Early Applicant In-Office Aurora, CO, USA 69K-158K Annually Mid level In-Office Aurora, CO, USA 69K-158K Annually Mid level Design, develop, and enhance ground systems and real-time software for space missions. Modernize legacy components, build RESTful APIs, work in cloud environments, collaborate in Agile teams, and ensure resilient, high-performance mission software. Requires clearance and STEM degree. The summary above was generated by AI Software Engineer, At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our 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. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud., In-Office Denver, CO, USA 70K-80K Annually Entry level 70K-80K Annually Entry level Aerospace * Artificial Intelligence * Hardware * Machine Learning * Software * Defense * Manufacturing Execute manual and automated full-stack software tests, document defects in Jira, participate in Agile ceremonies, collaborate with developers and product teams, and maintain manual and automated Playwright test scripts. The role contributes to QA standards and testing processes while developing automation skills. This is a three-month temporary engagement with potential conversion to regular employment. Top Skills: Api TestingCypressGitGithub ActionsJavaScriptJenkinsJIRAPlaywrightSelenium, MongoDB, United States Easy Apply 106K-209K Annually Mid level 106K-209K Annually Mid level Big Data * Cloud * Software * Database Develop and improve MongoDB’s distributed database networking and observability components. Responsibilities include writing production-level C++ code, enhancing performance, availability, scalability, and resource efficiency, integrating observability frameworks, leading medium-sized projects, collaborating across the product lifecycle, and participating in code reviews and technical design. The role requires strong software architecture fundamentals and an interest in networking, observability, and computer systems internals. Top Skills: C++MongoDBOpentelemetry Sierra Space, In-Office 2 Locations 130K-178K Annually Senior level 130K-178K Annually Senior level Aerospace * Hardware * Information Technology * Robotics * Defense * Utilities Designs, develops, tests, and architects complex flight software for space systems. Responsibilities include writing maintainable code, collaborating on requirements, managing changes with version control, conducting code reviews, troubleshooting issues, documenting processes, and mentoring engineers. The role also provides technical leadership and contributes to innovative mission, spacecraft, and payload-control software solutions. Top Skills: AgileC++C2MsCcsdsGitHardware In The LoopKanbanLinuxNetconfOpen Mission SystemsPub/Sub MessagingScrumSoftware In The LoopSvnSysmlTcpUciUdpUml

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About the company

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., AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

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