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Real-Time Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, VAFull-time$87–198K/yrPosted todayStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$87–198K/yr
Location
McLean, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Real-Time Software Engineer applies RF theory and digital signal processing software development to national security missions, integrating, testing, and evaluating RF software applications. The hands-on role spans real-time software, embedded and distributed systems, and hardware-software integration, with debugging across software and deployed hardware. The engineer works independently, collaborates with a team, and may oversee or mentor junior employees.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Python, requiredC, requiredC++, requiredReal-Time Software Development, requiredMicroservice Architectures, requiredKubernetes, requiredDocker, requiredDistributed Application Optimization, requiredAgile, requiredJira, requiredConfluence, requiredVersion Control, requiredGitHub, requiredEmbedded Software Development, requiredFirmware Development, requiredSCPI, requiredEthernet Integration, requiredSerial Integration, requiredTeamwork, requiredProject Leadership, nice to haveWindows, nice to haveLinux, nice to haveSoftware Porting, nice to haveJavaScript, nice to haveRust, nice to haveAngular, nice to haveReact, nice to haveMachine Learning, nice to haveTensorFlow, nice to haveKeras, nice to havePyTorch, nice to haveNeural Network Development, nice to haveVHDL, nice to haveVerilog, nice to haveCoreFire, nice to haveRF Theory, nice to haveSoftware-Defined Radios, nice to haveLow-Noise Amplifiers, nice to have

Qualifications

6+ Years Software Development Experience, requiredTS/SCI Clearance Eligibility, requiredBachelor's in STEM, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, nice to haveMaster's in STEM, nice to have

Benefits

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

Full job description

Real-Time Software EngineerThe Opportunity: Are you excited to apply RF theory to critical national security missions? Your expertise in RF digital signal processing software development will be critical to integrate, test, and evaluate RF software applications. Apply core principles, theories, and concepts to provide effective solutions for practical applications. Solve complex technical problems and deliver innovative solutions. Operate with substantial independence and provide oversight or mentorship for your team’s technical competencies. Collaborate effectively with minimal supervision, overseeing and mentoring junior employees as needed.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on real-time software, including embedded systems, distributed systems, and hardware-software integration. You will work across software applications for RF applications which require and understanding of embedded software, firmware, distributed software, and machine learning to successfully execute. You will be debugging at every layer, from software behavior to system-level interactions in deployed hardware.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

  • 6+ years of experience with software development languages, including Python, C, or C++

  • Experience with the design, development, and testing of real-time software

  • Experience with microservice architectures and tools such as Kubernetes or Docker, and optimizing applications for distributed environments

  • Experience using Agile processes and tools, including Jira or Confluence, and using version control, including GitHub

  • Experience developing software and firmware for embedded systems, such as SCPI, Ethernet, and Serial integration

  • Ability to work in a team environment to brainstorm and innovate new ideas

  • Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience leading and managing small to medium-sized engineering, integration, and testing projects

  • Experience using Windows and Linux systems; experience porting software from Windows to Linux, including compiling and cross-compiling libraries as needed

  • Experience with UI development, including Javascript, Rust, Angular, React

  • Experience with machine learning packages and building and testing neural network architectures using TensorFlow, Keras, or PyTorch

  • Experience with firmware development languages such as VHDL, Verilog, or CoreFire

  • Experience with RF theory, software defined radios, Low noise amplifiers

  • TS/SCI clearance

  • Master's degree in a STEM field

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. 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 6 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (34,072 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 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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