Senior Backend Software Engineer

BackEnd Software Engineer (Experienced or Senior)The Boeing Company is currently seeking BackEnd Software Engineer (Experienced or Senior) to lead our Model-Based Engineering (MBE) software team located in Berkeley, Missouri. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense Services (BDS) business organization.Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including; Experienced or Senior Backend Software Engineers.This role focuses on building prototypes and new capabilities for web applications and services. You will design APIs, develop data-processing and analytics pipelines, optimize SQL queries, and help establish production-ready infrastructure. As a backend developer, you'll play a key role in shaping the architecture needed to take prototypes and minimum viable products into production.Responsibilities may include researching and selecting technologies and programming languages, building reliable and high-performance server applications, and helping ensure our systems can scale to support hundreds or even thousands of users. For the right candidate, this role may also grow into a full-stack position with frontend development opportunities.Join Us. Build the Future.Position Responsibilities:Leads architecture, development, documentation and maintenance of standardized, efficient, and innovative processes, tools, methodologies, and performance metrics to streamline the software engineering lifecycle and enable continuous integration, delivery, and deployment of safety critical softwareProvide comprehensive technical oversight for different systems, guiding teams in designing and operating production-ready systemsEvaluate emerging technologies and seek innovative solutions to address existing and new challengesMentor and develop engineers across all levels through sharing and learningAbility to take projects from beginning to end with little direct supervisionTeamwork and coordination skills with ability to create clarity from ambiguityWork with a team to shape the architecture of several web applicationsBuild new and expand on existing infrastructure for multi-application communications, logging, alerts, authentication, configuration, and moreCreate test-suites for server applications to verify reliability, performance, and behaviorWork collaboratively to make decisions that affect the entire systemInterface with users and developers to define and implement solutions to meet requirementsWork independently and with a team to prototype features and applicationsCommunicate effectively to push the team's processes to best fit our needsEngage in architectural discussions, influence the roadmap, and take ownership of key projects and initiativesResolving complex technical issues and driving innovations that improve system availability, resilience, and performanceResearch and oversees implementation of current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software developmentOversee the architecture, design, development, analyses, and maintenance of large-scale software systems that meet industry, customer and qualityPartners with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and oversees translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifactsOversees code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standardsBasic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):Bachelor's DegreeActive U.S. Secret Security ClearanceAbility to obtain Special Program Access5+ years of experience in backend software development (Java, Spring, Oracle SQL, SQL Server)5+ years of experience with Go, Python, Java or equivalent server language5+ years of experience with database technologies using SQL or PL/SQLKnowledge and understanding of Agile development processesPreferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experienceExperienced Level: 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 5+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 9+ years of directly related work experience OR 13+ years of related, relevant experienceSenior Level: 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 9+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 13+ years of directly related work experience OR 17+ years of related, relevant experienceActive Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance5+ years of experience in infrastructure developmentExperience with concurrency programmingExperience with GitLab, CI/CD, Docker, KubernetesStrong experience with JavaScript frameworks: NodeJS, ReactJSStrong experience with Go or JavaBasic C++ or PythonFamiliar with Kafka, NiFi, Redis, or RabbitMQExperience developing RESTful APIs for complex datasetsExperience leading projectsExperience with AWS cloudUnderstanding microservices, client-server architecture, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design (DDD), and other modern architectural styles to build robust and adaptable systemsExperience in large-scale software system architecture, design, and development of distributed/on-premises end-to-end scalable software