Software Engineer Developer

Job Description
At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
The Boeing Company is currently seeking Software Engineers- Developers to support our Space Mission Systems (SMS) Ground Mission Management (GMM) team with our Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) program in Colorado Spring, Colorado. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Software Engineering organization.
We are seeking SWEs with extensive Java microservice experience using Kubernetes. This engineer should be passionate about designing high quality software and support integration and testing as part of a multi-disciplined, collaborative engineering environment team
The PTES program is spearheading the development of a new Global Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Ground System, designed to manage the transmission of protected tactical waveforms-secure, anti-jam communication-utilizing Boeing-built Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites and terminals.
As a member of the Boeing software team, you will be involved in the entire product development lifecycle, from conceptualization and development to the maintenance and support of the delivered system for our customers. These roles provide opportunities for you to significantly influence project outcomes. The Boeing SI&WS Software team fosters a collaborative mentoring environment, allowing you to learn, mentor others, and contribute to shaping the future of our organization.
Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Experienced and Senior Level Software Engineers.
Position Responsibilities: (Please add your position responsibilities, it will need to be in a bulleted format)

• Building performance, secure, java microservices running in a containerized kubernetes environment.

• Designing, enhancing, and improving APIs between front-end and backend software services

• Leading the development of critical features, taking ownership of the entire development lifecycle from design to deployment

• Conducting thorough code reviews to maintain code quality, enforce best practices, and ensure code adheres to established standards

• Creating and translating design mockups into functional, visually appealing user interfaces using modern front-end frameworks (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, PostgREST, Svelte, React, CesiumJS) and technologies like Python, JavaScript, Typescript, CSS, and Kubernetes

• Advocating for improvements to product quality, security, and performance that have a particular impact on your team and others.

• Supporting junior engineering talent with mentorship or technical guidance.

• Excellent communication skills, working with end-users to design and build solutions to their needs, a habit of self-directed learning of new technologies, and the ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced environment.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• 3+ years of Java development experience

• 3+ years of microservice development.

• 3+ years of data structure experience using appropriate data structures (arrays, linked lists, or trees) to solve complex problems.

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.
• 3+ years of experience event-driven processing (EDP) software development in designing, building, deploying, maintaining complex scalable systems where the flow is determined by events (state changes).

• Level 3: 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Level 4: 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Active Secret Clearance

• Hands-on experience with distributed tracing, metrics, and logging (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).

• Proficiency with Quarkus or Spring for building cloud-native Java applications.

• Experience with OptaPlanner for constraint solving and optimization.

• Experience with build and dependency management skills with Maven

• Hands-on experience with Kafka Streams or similar streaming frameworks.

• Hands on experience deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes; knowledge of Helm for packaging and deployment

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling.

• Able to work with ambiguity and can self-direct your work while guiding others and supporting project leadership activities.

• Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices, along with experience supporting Government security requirements for software delivery involving system accreditation

Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Travel: 10% as needed
CodeVue Coding Challenge:
To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.
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 for Experienced Level (Level 3): $119,000 - $161,000
Summary pay range for Senior Level (Level 4): $146,200 - $197,800
Applications for this position will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2026
Export Control Requirements:
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.
Export Control Details:
US based job, US Person required
Relocation
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
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. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
This position is for 1st shift
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.