Software Development Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)

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 Northwest Flight Test Transport Data Systems Team is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design, implement, and maintain web-enabled data ingestion, processing, visualization, and archival systems used in flight test programs. This position will report to Seattle, Washington.
This hands-on role will contribute to front-end and back-end development, data pipelines, CI/CD automation, system testing, and integrations with instrumentation and acquisition hardware. The engineer will work with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, compliant capabilities to test & evaluation customers.
The successful candidate should have excellent debugging and documentation skills across software and systems architecture, the ability to research, evaluate, and test new software solutions, and proficiency coding in languages such as JavaScript, Python, C, and C++.
BT&E is currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Associate or Mid-level Software Development Engineers.
Position Responsibilities Include:

• Implement and maintain backend services (APIs, data pipelines), front-end web UIs, and real-time communication (WebSocket or equivalent)
• Build and validate data ingestion, processing, and archival workflows that preserve data integrity under operational load
• Develop and maintain automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Debug, profile, and resolve software and system issues across the stack in both lab and flight-test environments.
• Contribute to CI/CD, deployment automation, and release pipelines
• Produce and maintain technical documentation: architecture descriptions, interface control documents, runbooks, and test artifacts
• Ensure designs and operations consider security, certificate management, export compliance, and disaster recovery needs
• Participate in design/code reviews and mentor junior engineers as needed

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• The position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a "US Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. "US Person" includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee
• Experience in API design and development
• Experience in web application development teams
• 2+ years of experience with software development on Windows or Linux
• 2+ years of experience in hardware or software requirements, design/development, analysis, integration or testing/verification activities2+ experience with developing, documenting and maintaining complex architectures, requirements, algorithms, software-to-hardware interfaces and designs for software systems
• Experience in identifying and communicating business requirements with cross-functional and/or cross-business teams

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with managing and deploying Kubernetes systems
• Experience with CEPH storage infrastructure

Conflict of Interest:
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace 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.
Union:
This is a union-represented position.
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 Associate Level: $98,600 - $133,400
Summary pay range Mid-Level: $119,850 - $162,150
Applications for this position will be accepted until Apr. 22, 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
Education
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required
Relocation
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
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.