Associate Backend Software Engineer, Phantom Works

Boeing; Berkeley (MO); On-site; USD 99,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boeing Company is seeking an Associate Backend Software Engineer (Level 2) to lead our Model-Based Engineering (MBE) software team in Berkeley, MO. This role focuses on building prototypes, APIs, and data processing pipelines to support the Boeing Defense Services business.

You will design production-ready backend services, optimize SQL queries, and help shape scalable architectures. Onsite work is required; there is potential to evolve into a full-stack role with frontend opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent engineering/computer science degree.
• 2+ years of backend development experience and production-ready services.
• Experience with SQL databases and data processing pipelines.
• Knowledge of concurrent software and multi-threaded architectures.
• Familiarity with Agile processes and security clearance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture discussions for multiple server applications.
• Develop APIs, data processing pipelines, and analytics workflows.
• Build reliable, scalable backend services with production readiness.
• Create test suites and verify performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with users and developers, and prototype features.

Skills

Backend development

Go/Java/JavaScript/Python

SQL databases

Concurrency/multi-threading

Agile process

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Kafka

NiFi

Redis

RabbitMQ

Job description

Associate Backend Software Engineer, Phantom Works Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is currently seeking an Associate Backend Software Engineer (Level 2) to lead our Model-Based Engineering (MBE) software team in Berkeley, MO (St. Louis Area). This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense Services (BDS) business organization. This position will focus on developing prototypes and new capabilities for web-applications and services. You will design APIs, create data processing and analytics pipelines, optimize SQL queries, and build up production-ready infrastructure. In this backend developer position, you’ll be helping shape the architecture and infrastructure needed to make our prototypes and minimum-viable products production ready. Some examples of the work involved may include but are not limited to researching and selecting technologies and programing languages to use, building reliable and performant server applications using those technologies and languages, and ensuring our applications can scale to support hundreds to thousands of users. If the applicant desires, this position can evolve into a full-stack role to also do frontend development.

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Position Responsibilities:

Mastering your craft and learning continuously. Work with a team to shape the architecture of several server applications. Build new and expand on existing infrastructure for multi-application communications, logging, alerts, authentication, configuration, and more. Create test-suites for server applications to verify reliability, performance, and behavior. Work collaboratively to make decisions that affect the entire system. Interface with users and developers to define and implement solutions to meet requirements. Work independently and with a team to prototype features and applications. Communicate effectively to push the team’s processes to best fit our needs.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
• 2+ years of experience in backend software development
• 2+ years of experience with Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, or equivalent server language
• 2+ years of experience with databases using SQL or PL/SQL
• Experience with or working knowledge of concurrent computing and experience developing multi-threaded or multi-process software applications
• Exposure to Agile process
• Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science and 2+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 6+ years of directly related work experience OR 10+ years of related, relevant experience
• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance
• Strong experience with JavaScript frameworks: NodeJS, ReactJS
• Strong experience with Go or Java
• Basic experience with C++
• Experience with GitLab, CI / CD, Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with Kafka, NiFi, Redis, or RabbitMQ
• Experience with GitLab, GitLab Runner, CI / CD, Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience developing RESTful APIs for complex datasets
• Experience leading projects
• AWS cloud experience
• 3+ years of experience in infrastructure development
• Understanding microservices, client-server architecture, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design (DDD), and other modern architectural styles to build robust and adaptable systems
• Experience in large-scale software system architecture, design, and development of distributed/on-premises end-to-end scalable software

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range Associate Level: $99,450 - $134,550. Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates.

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program:

This position is not contingent upon program award.

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Travel:

Up to 10%

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