Staff Full-Stack Engineer — Real-Time Data Systems

Booz Allen Hamilton; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in the United States is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and operate modern data-intensive software for defense and aviation clients. You will solve challenging problems across the stack with autonomy and contribute to architecture and technical direction.

You will work on distributed, near-real-time systems using TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, Next.js, Kafka, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience with professional software engineering and delivering production software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain production software across the stack.
• Design and implement scalable, distributed, event-driven, near-real-time systems using TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, and Next.js.
• Design and implement REST APIs, backend services, event-driven data pipelines, and distributed messaging using technologies such as Kafka.
• Design and optimize PostgreSQL databases, data models, and data access patterns.
• Develop containerized applications using Docker and deploy cloud-based capabilities across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Contribute to software architecture and technical decisions, balancing performance, scalability, reliability, maintainability, and development velocity.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across application, infrastructure, networking, and data layers.
• Participate in technical design and code reviews and help establish practical engineering standards.
• Work with engineers, product owners, and customers to translate evolving requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Take ownership of significant technical capabilities from design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Share knowledge and mentor other engineers through collaboration, code reviews, and technical guidance.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

React.js

RESTful API design

Event-driven architecture

PostgreSQL

Kafka

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Next.js

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in the United States is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and operate modern data-intensive software for defense and aviation clients. You will solve challenging problems across the stack with autonomy and contribute to architecture and technical direction.

You will work on distributed, near-real-time systems using TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, Next.js, Kafka, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).