Full Stack Engineer, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VA
Salary: $86,800–$198,000 / yr
Posted: 23 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $200k

This role $142k

$70k most similar roles pay here $242k

This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $184,900–$216,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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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 802 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Full Stack Engineer, Lead

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Full Stack Engineer, Lead serves as the senior technical authority for a web application portfolio, driving architecture decisions and ensuring high-quality outcomes across the full development lifecycle. You will be responsible for overseeing technical quality, improving engineering velocity through structured execution, and mentoring developers to elevate team maturity. The role involves leading cloud architecture decisions, managing enterprise migration initiatives, and operationalizing AI-assisted development practices to accelerate software delivery. Key responsibilities include partnering with data platform teams to enable AI capabilities and establishing firm engineering standards. Required skills include over five years of experience with React and Node.js, three years of experience in back-end API development, and expertise in AWS or Azure cloud architecture. You will also utilize CI/CD or DevSecOps practices while integrating LLM services into production applications within a compliance-driven environment.

Skills

React Node.js AWS Azure API Development CI/CD DevSecOps LLM Databricks AI-assisted development System Design Cloud Architecture Web Frameworks Data Platforms

What you'll do

Serve as the primary technical authority and decision-maker for web application initiatives.
Define and lead architectural directions for scalable cloud infrastructure and enterprise migrations.
Establish and enforce engineering standards to ensure high-quality software delivery.
Integrate AI-assisted development practices into the software development lifecycle.
Partner with data teams to implement AI and data-driven application capabilities.
Mentor engineers and improve technical maturity across the development team.
Improve engineering velocity through structured system design and execution.

What we're looking for

U.S. citizenship is required.
5+ years of experience with modern web frameworks, including React.
5+ years of experience with back-end frameworks, including Node.js.
3+ years of experience with back-end API development.
3+ years of experience with cloud architecture in AWS or Azure.
Experience leading technical teams, design, and architectural decisions.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools, integrating LLM services, and working with Databricks (preferred).
Bachelor's degree.

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