Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dice is presenting an opportunity to lead the development of modern software platforms supporting national defense and advanced training systems. The Lead Full Stack Software Engineer will provide technical leadership across the software stack, architect and build scalable applications, develop APIs and distributed systems, guide engineering standards, mentor developers, and collaborate on cloud-native deployment and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
- 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
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Life benefits
- Disability benefits
- Financial benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Paid leave
- Professional development
- Tuition assistance
- Work-life programs
- Dependent care
- Recognition awards program for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of company 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
- Remote work arrangement, with occasional requirements to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility
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