Software Engineer (Associate or Experienced)

Join the Space Intelligence & Weapons Systems (SI&WS) Daybreak team at Boeing in Chantilly, VA, where you will help build and modernize software used for mission-critical processing workflows. This role focuses on developing, integrating, maintaining, and rehosting applications that run in AWS cloud environments, including work with legacy algorithms and specialized data formats.

You will collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to translate technical requirements into working software solutions, while supporting repeatable deployments and operational maintenance. The work spans Python, C, and C++, containerized environments, and cloud infrastructure-as-code tooling to keep mission systems reliable and maintainable.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software components and applications using Python, C, and C++ for mission-critical processing workflows
• Analyze, debug, and integrate existing algorithms and legacy applications; create interfaces and wrappers so capabilities can be used by higher-level applications and services
• Evaluate legacy implementations and dependencies to determine integration, modification, refactoring, or selective rewriting approaches
• Develop and maintain software for ingesting, parsing, validating, and processing specialized data formats and associated metadata
• Package, containerize, and rehost software applications in AWS cloud environments to support reliable execution and integration with existing cloud services
• Use cloud tools and infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Pulumi to configure resources, manage deployment dependencies, and enable repeatable deployments
• Develop, test, and deliver software using GitLab and CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, testing, integration, and deployment
• Troubleshoot issues across application code, data formats, native libraries, interfaces, dependencies, and deployment environments
• Develop automated tests, validation procedures, and error handling to support software reliability, data integrity, and maintainability
• Integrate software components into existing architectures and processing pipelines, including deployment, verification, and ongoing operational maintenance
• Participate in Agile activities such as iteration planning and backlog refinement within a SAFe framework
• Collaborate with software engineers, system engineers, and stakeholders to produce effective software solutions aligned to technical requirements
• Document software designs, interfaces, dependencies, and integration procedures to support long-term sustainment and reuse

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• 1+ years of software development experience
• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required) with eligibility for SCI access pre-start (active clearance status if a U.S. security clearance has been active in the past 24 months)
• Final U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance pre-start required

Technologies

• Python, C, C++
• AWS cloud and containerized environments
• Pulumi
• GitLab and CI/CD pipelines (including CI/CD pipeline configuration and troubleshooting)
• Git-based version control
• Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
• Agile software development activities and SAFe framework

Location and Work Details

• Location: Chantilly, VA (100% onsite)
• Shift: 1st shift
• Travel: up to 10% of the time
• Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit
• Visa sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life and disability insurance programs
• Paid and unpaid time away from work (programs)
• Best in class 401(k) plan: Boeing matches dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay, with immediate 100% vesting
• Student Loan Match: counts eligible student loan payments toward Boeing 401(k) matching calculations for enrolled U.S. employees
• Generous company match to your 401(k)
• Industry-leading tuition assistance program that pays the institution directly
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• Up to $10,000 gift match when supporting eligible nonprofit organizations

Additional Screening and Compliance

• CodeVue coding challenge: technical assessment required as part of the selection process
• Drug Free Workplace: post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in Boeing policies
• Conflict of Interest (COI): successful candidates must satisfy the Company COI assessment process
• Export control requirements: U.S. export control compliance requires a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62
• Equal Opportunity Employer: employment decisions made without regard to protected characteristics

Application Information

• Salary range: USD 106,250 - 182,850 per year
• Applications accepted until: Nov. 09, 2026

Preferred Qualifications

• Level 3: 5+ years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience developing software in Python and C/C++
• Experience integrating existing algorithms, libraries, or legacy applications
• Familiarity with Python interfaces to native code and software interoperability
• Experience with AWS cloud services and deploying applications in cloud environments
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Pulumi, Terraform, or AWS CloudFormation
• Familiarity with GitLab, Git-based version control, and CI/CD pipeline configuration and troubleshooting
• Experience parsing structured or binary file formats and working with associated metadata
• Familiarity with radar or signal processing algorithms, or other specialized data-processing applications
• Experience with automated testing and continuous integration
• Agile experience, preferably using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Education alternatives include a Bachelor of Science in relevant fields with 5+ years related experience, Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years directly related experience, or 13+ years of related and relevant experience