Software Engineer - Developer

Position: Software Engineer - Developer 1
Location: Hazelwood

This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project.

Boeing's Digital Analytics and System Health Software team is seeking a talented and highly motivated Entry Level Software Engineer to join our team in Hazelwood, Missouri or Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.
The ideal candidate for this role will possess a strong foundation in software development, a passion for technology, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. You will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, integrating, and maintaining an internal platform, APIs, and tools that enable data scientists and developers to integrate AI capabilities. A successful candidate will deliver scalable AI-powered features intended to enrich data-driven applications and system health monitoring solutions.

Position Responsibilities
Collaborate on the design, implementation, and documentation of internal platform services and APIs that support AI integrations and developer tooling.
Assist in building and enhancing pipelines and tooling to enable AI model integration, evaluation, and deployment within the platform.
Implement unit and integration tests, contribute to code quality initiatives, and help maintain clear, maintainable codebases.
Participate in code reviews, contribute to technical documentation, and write clear onboarding guides for new teammates.
Help monitor and debug AI integration workflows, ensuring reliability, observability, and performance.
Work with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and iteratively deliver features.
Learn and apply secure coding practices, version control, and CI/CD processes as part of daily development.
Contribute to developer experience improvements, including templates, examples, and self-service tooling.
Support QA and testing efforts contributing automated and manual test cases as needed.

Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field - or equivalent practical experience.
Proficiency in at least one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript/Type Script, SQL).
Basic knowledge of back-end technologies, source control (git), and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience working with and integrating RESTful APIs, understanding data query and manipulation (DML) concepts, and software testing fundamentals.
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively on a team.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with software QA and testing (unit tests, integration tests, test automation) is a plus.
Hands-on experience with modern back-end frameworks such as Spring Boot, Node.js, or Flask.

Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and cloud-native services for analytics, data storage, or system monitoring.

Experience with AI and/or machine learning technologies (modeling, integrating ML APIs, or using ML toolkits) such as PyTorch, Tensor Flow, Hugging Face, or Amazon Sage Maker.
Effective communication skills and experience working in an Agile development environment.