AI-Accelerated Application Development Engineer, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton • McLean, VA

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About The Position

AI-Accelerated Application Development 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.

Requirements

• Experience with modern web frameworks, such as React
• Experience with backend API development
• Experience with Cloud architecture in AWS or Azure
• Experience leading technical 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 and DevSecOps practices
• Ability to clearly communicate technical recommendations to leadership
• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience with software engineering, or 8+ years of experience in software engineering in lieu of a degree
• U.S. citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

• 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

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

Benefits

• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level