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Software Developer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Arlington, VAFull-time$87–198K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$87–198K/yr
Location
Arlington, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a senior full-stack developer to build software and systems from vision through production in an agile environment. The developer will help clients address complex challenges, master new tools and techniques, identify system improvements, and ensure solutions account for current architecture and operating environments as well as future enhancements. The role requires extensive software engineering experience and a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Agile Methods, requiredSoftware Development, requiredJavaScript, requiredHTML, requiredCSS, requiredSource Code Writing, requiredFull-Stack Development, requiredCollaborative Problem Solving, requiredClient Requirements Acquisition, nice to haveWorkflow Automation Optimization, nice to haveDoD Software Approval Processes, nice to haveIntelligence Community, nice to haveJoint Staff Environment, nice to haveCombatant Command Environment, nice to have

Qualifications

8+ Years Software Engineering Experience, requiredTS/SCI Clearance With Polygraph, requiredBachelor's Degree and 8+ Years or 12+ Years Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Software Developer, SeniorThe Opportunity: As a full stack developer, you can resolve a problem with a complete end-to-end solution in a fast, agile environment. If you’re looking for the chance to not just develop software, but to create a system that will make a difference, we need you on our team. We’re looking for an experienced developer like you with the skills needed to develop software and systems from vision to production ready.

This role is more than just coding. As a senior full stack developer at Booz Allen, you’ll use your passion to master new tools and techniques and identify needed system improvements. You’ll help clients overcome their most difficult challenges using the latest architectural approaches, tools, and technologies. You’ll make sure the solution developed by the team considers the current architecture and operating environment, as well as future functionality and enhancements.

Work with us as we shape systems for the better.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 8+ years of experience designing, modifying, developing, writing, and implementing software programming applications using agile methods
  • 8+ years of experience in software development with basic programming languages, technologies, tools, or web development stacks
  • Experience with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
  • Experience writing source code for new applications or generating and enhancing code samples for existing applications
  • Experience using back-end and front-end languages to develop complete solutions
  • Experience creating solutions to complex problems within a collaborative, cross-functional team
  • TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in software engineering, or 12+ years of experience in software engineering in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience acquiring client requirements and resolving workflow problems through automation optimization
  • Experience with DoD software approval processes
  • Experience working with the Intelligence Community
  • Experience working in a Joint Staff or combatant command environment

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required. Skills Assessment 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. Candidates must complete the assessment and meet the minimum proficiency threshold to continue in the hiring process. Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our 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. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 41,554 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–198K/yr
  • Virginia median$129–205K/yr1,548 salary ranges
  • US median$135–219K/yr33,110 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 16% below the Virginia median midpoint ($169K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,834 open Software Engineer jobs in Virginia and 41,554 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 34,072 postings).
Education
13,032 of the 41,554 open Software Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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