[Hiring] Lead Full Stack Software Engineer @Booz Allen Hamilton

Role Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to lead the development of modern software platforms that directly impact national defense and advanced training systems? As a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership across the entire software stack—from intuitive user experiences and scalable backend services to cloud-native architectures and distributed systems. You’ll work closely with product owners, architects, and fellow engineers to define technical direction, mentor developers, and build high-quality software that solves challenging real-world problems.

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable full-stack applications using modern frontend and backend technologies.
• Design and develop RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems that support high-performance, mission-critical applications.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Drive software architecture decisions, establish engineering standards, and conduct technical design and code reviews.
• Build intuitive, responsive user interfaces while ensuring maintainable, testable, and reusable code.
• Design and optimize data models, persistence layers, and application integrations.
• Champion software quality through automated testing, code quality practices, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor engineers through technical coaching, architecture guidance, and career development.
• Partner with DevOps engineers to ensure applications are designed for reliable deployment, scalability, observability, and operational excellence.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve engineering practices and platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with software engineering, including leading the design and delivery of complex software systems.
• Experience with Git-based development workflows, automated testing, and Agile software development.
• Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform or Bicep, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and implementing DevOps or DevSecOps best practices.
• Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across development teams.
• Knowledge of software architecture, object-oriented design, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice If You Have

• Experience with monorepo tooling such as Nx or Turborepo.
• Experience developing modern full-stack applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks, including React preferred.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and distributed or microservice-based architectures.
• Experience working with relational or NoSQL databases and designing scalable data models.
• Experience working in ATO, RMF, or other regulated software development environments.
• Experience with NIST 800-53, STIGs, secure software development practices, or software supply-chain security.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry, observability platforms, or distributed tracing.
• Possession of excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Secret clearance.

Requirements

• Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• As part of Booz Allen’s skills first hiring process, candidates must complete the required skills assessment to ensure they meet the Basic Qualifications for this role.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.