Full Stack Engineer, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; North Dakota; On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to guide architecture decisions and drive secure, scalable, production-ready web applications. You will shape the engineering strategy across the full development lifecycle in a fast-paced agile environment.

You will mentor teams, elevate technical standards, and lead AI-enabled development practices, while collaborating with product, cloud, and data teams to deliver impactful solutions. U.S. citizenship is a requirement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with modern web frameworks, including React.
• 5+ years of experience with back-end frameworks, including Node.js.
• 3+ years of experience with back-end API development.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud architecture in AWS or Azure.
• Experience leading technical teams, design, and architectural decisions.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools in a professional environment.
• Experience mentoring engineers and raising technical standards.
• Knowledge of CI/CD or DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical lead for web application development and delivery.
• Own technical quality, architecture direction, and delivery predictability.
• Improve engineering velocity through strong system design and structured execution.
• Introduce and operationalize AI-assisted development practices to accelerate the software development lifecycle.
• Lead cloud architecture decisions and enterprise migration initiatives.
• Partner with data platform teams to enable AI and data-driven application capabilities.
• Establish and uphold engineering standards across applications.
• Mentor developers and elevate technical maturity across the team.
• Act as the primary technical escalation and decision-making authority for application initiatives.

Skills

React

Node.js

API development

Cloud architecture

Team leadership

AI-assisted development

Mentoring engineers

CI/CD/DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Full Stack Engineer, Lead

The Opportunity:

Great software is more than a polished interface and data. It requires clean architecture, well-designed APIs, scalable infrastructure, thoughtful analytics integration, and disciplined execution from vision to production. We are seeking a senior technical leader who understands how to bring these elements together to deliver secure, user-focused, and production-ready systems in a fast-moving, agile environment.

As a Lead Engineer, you will serve as the senior technical authority for our web application portfolio, driving architecture decisions, elevating engineering delivery, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across the full development lifecycle. You will leverage modern architectural approaches, open-source frameworks, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled development practices to accelerate how applications are designed, built, and deployed. You will analyze current environments, guide future-state architecture, and lead the implementation of scalable solutions that support evolving business needs.

Working closely with product, cloud, and data teams, you will help shape application strategy, improve engineering maturity, and deliver systems that create meaningful impact. Work with us as we shape systems for the better. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

What You’ll Work On:

• Serve as the senior technical lead for web application development and delivery.
• Own technical quality, architecture direction, and delivery predictability.
• Improve engineering velocity through strong system design and structured execution.
• Introduce and operationalize AI-assisted development practices to accelerate the software development lifecycle.
• Lead cloud architecture decisions and enterprise migration initiatives.
• Partner with data platform teams to enable AI and data-driven application capabilities.
• Establish and uphold engineering standards across applications.
• Mentor developers and elevate technical maturity across the team.
• Act as the primary technical escalation and decision-making authority for application initiatives.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience with modern web frameworks, including React
• 5+ years of experience with back-end frameworks, including Node.js
• 3+ years of experience with back-end API development
• 3+ years of experience with cloud architecture in AWS or Azure
• Experience leading technical teams, design, and architectural decisions
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools in a professional environment
• Experience mentoring engineers and raising technical standards
• Knowledge of CI/CD or DevSecOps practices
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience integrating LLM or AI services into production applications
• Experience with Databricks or similar data platforms
• Experience working in enterprise or compliance-driven environments
• Experience scaling engineering practices across multiple applications
• Possession of excellent communication skills, to clearly communicate technical recommendations to leadership

Skills AssessmentAs 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, whether it occurs in person or virtually. 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 facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite : If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or 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.