Software Engineer (Associate or Experienced)

Boeing is seeking a Software Engineer for the Space Intelligence and Weapons Systems (SI&WS) Daybreak team in Chantilly, VA. This 100% onsite role supports mission-critical processing workflows by building, integrating, maintaining, and modernizing software applications that run in AWS cloud environments.

The position covers development across Python, C, and C++, including work to connect higher-level services with legacy algorithms and specialized data formats. You will also package and deploy applications using containerized AWS approaches, while using infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD to support reliable, repeatable releases.

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 to expose software capabilities to higher-level applications and services
• Evaluate legacy implementations and dependencies to determine appropriate 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
• Use cloud tools and infrastructure-as-code technologies, including Pulumi, to configure application resources and support repeatable deployments
• Develop, test, and deliver software using GitLab and CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, integration, and deployment
• Troubleshoot issues across application code, data formats, native libraries, interfaces, dependencies, and deployment environments
• Create automated tests, validation procedures, and error handling to support reliability, data integrity, and maintainability
• Integrate components into existing architectures and processing pipelines, including deployment, verification, and ongoing operational maintenance
• Participate in Agile software development activities, including iteration planning and backlog refinement within a SAFe framework
• Collaborate with software engineers, system engineers, and stakeholders to translate technical requirements into software solutions
• Document software designs, interfaces, dependencies, and integration procedures for long-term sustainment and reuse

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• 1+ years of software development experience
• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance with eligibility for SCI access pre-start (U.S. Citizenship required)
• Final U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance pre-start is required

Technologies

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

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: dollar-for-dollar match up to 10% of eligible pay with immediate 100% vesting
• Student Loan Match for eligible enrolled U.S. employees
• Industry-leading tuition assistance program that pays your institution directly
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• Up to $10,000 gift match for nonprofit support

Additional Information

• Location: Chantilly, VA (onsite)
• Pay: USD 106,250 - 182,850 per year
• Travel: up to 10% of the time
• Shift: 1st shift
• Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit
• Visa sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status
• CodeVue coding challenge: Technical assessment required as part of selection process
• Drug-free workplace: Post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in company policies
• Conflict of interest: Candidates must satisfy the Company COI assessment process
• Application deadline: Nov. 09, 2026
• Export control: U.S. export control compliance requires a “U.S. Person” (22 C.F.R. §120.62), and the role is a U.S.-based job with U.S. Person required