Backend Integration & Platform Application Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Actively hiring
Washington, DC Posted 24 days ago $62,000$141,000 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Backend and Platform Application Engineer at this innovative company, you will develop critical backend services for enterprise Digital Twin and Modeling & Simulation platforms. Your role involves orchestrating and integrating various systems such as visualization engines, simulation tools, identity systems, and data services to ensure seamless operation. You will collaborate closely with Unity developers, platform engineers, and data teams to maintain clean service boundaries and secure system operations. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in backend application development, a strong track record of integrating third-party platforms and APIs, and expertise in designing event-driven or service-oriented architectures. Familiarity with Python, FastAPI, C#, .NET, RESTful services, and messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ is highly desirable. This role demands a deep understanding of secure service design, particularly in regulated environments, to build robust and maintainable backend services that power intelligent digital systems.

Skills

Python FastAPI .NET REST Kafka RabbitMQ Unity CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Design and implement backend services for enterprise Digital Twin and Modeling & Simulation platforms.
  • Ensure clean service boundaries and predictable runtime behavior across integrated systems.
  • Integrate visualization engines, simulation tools, identity systems, and data services securely.
  • Collaborate with Unity developers to build seamless backend-to-frontend integrations.
  • Solve complex system-level problems in secure, regulated environments.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in backend application development.
  • Expertise in integrating third-party platforms and APIs.
  • Proficiency in designing event-driven or service-oriented architectures.
  • Capability to build secure, maintainable backend services.
  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Experience with REST and event-driven integration patterns.

Market check

Salary context

This $62,000–$141,000 range sits above 3% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$135,750$216,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$144,875$211,200

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 627 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 614 roles with salary data.

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