Software Engineer, Senior

About this role

Job Number: R0239494
Software Engineer, Senior


The Opportunity:
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.


You Have:

• 7+ years of experience designing, modifying, developing, writing, and implementing software programming applications
• 5+ years of experience in software development with programming languages, such as Java, Python, Rust, or GO
• 3+ years of experience with Linux-based systems, containers, and orchestration tools, such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience transitioning legacy applications to a modernized microservice-based architecture
• Experience writing source code for new applications or generating and enhancing code samples for existing applications
• Experience working within a Cloud Service Provider (CSP), such as AWS, Azure, or Google
• Experience creating solutions to complex problems within a collaborative, cross-functional team
• Knowledge of back-end and front-end languages to develop co...