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AI-Assisted Tooling Software Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Laurel, MDFull-time$87–198K/yrPosted 4w agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$87–198K/yr
Location
Laurel, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a senior embedded software engineer to develop and maintain systems, sites, and tools for client missions. The engineer will develop and reverse engineer software supporting hardware functionality across devices, configure platform-specific solutions, troubleshoot operational issues with team leaders, and work with cybersecurity specialists to secure software. The role requires extensive software engineering experience and a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Reverse Engineering Tools, requiredAI Developer Tools, requiredSoftware Tool Development, requiredScripting, requiredProgramming, requiredLow-Level Software Concepts, requiredLinux Device Reverse Engineering, nice to haveFirmware Analysis, nice to haveBootloader Analysis, nice to haveNetworking Protocols, nice to haveReverse Engineering Automation, nice to haveAI for Reverse Engineering, nice to havePython, nice to have

Qualifications

TS/SCI Clearance With Polygraph, requiredBachelor's or 16+ Years Experience, required12+ Years Software Engineering Experience, required

Benefits

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

Full job description

AI-Assisted Tooling Software Engineer, SeniorThe Opportunity: As an embedded software engineer, you know how to create and maintain crucial pieces of software. You use your knowledge to write and optimize code that creates a bridge between pieces of software, allowing them to communicate. We’re looking for an experienced embedded software engineer like you to develop technology for our clients’ most important mission-forward challenges.

As a senior embedded software engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll support the development of systems, sites, and tools for our clients. Using the latest tools and technology, you’ll write, test, and edit code in support of the team’s overall results. You’ll expand your skills as you develop and reverse engineer software that supports hardware functionality on a wide range of devices, as well as configure solutions based on the platform being used. You’ll work with other team leaders to troubleshoot and correct operational issues, as well as with cybersecurity specialists to ensure that the software you’re creating is secure.

Work with us to further your tech career and make a meaningful difference.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • Experience with reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro or Ghidra
  • Experience with AI- or LLM-powered developer tools, including chat-based interfaces or automated coding agents
  • Experience developing software tools, scripts, or plugins to support analysis workflows
  • Experience with at least one scripting or programming language commonly used in RE workflows
  • Knowledge of low-level software concepts, including assembly, binaries, memory, and calling conventions
  • TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience in software engineering or 16+ years of experience in software engineering in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience reverse engineering Linux-based network devices or embedded systems
  • Experience with firmware analysis, bootloaders, and networking protocols
  • Experience applying automation or AI techniques to reverse engineering tasks
  • Experience with Python or similar scripting languages used in RE tooling

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.

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 1,347 open Embedded Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–198K/yr
  • Maryland median$120–191K/yr23 salary ranges
  • US median$130–195K/yr994 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 10% below the Maryland median midpoint ($159K) — in the middle half of Embedded Software Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 26 open Embedded Software Engineer jobs in Maryland and 1,347 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Embedded Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,115 postings).
Education
556 of the 1,347 open Embedded Software Engineer jobs (41%) 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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