> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # AI Software Developer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11239d2a0d46d6da Booz Allen posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Diego, CA, at $69,300–$158,000 base, below the mid-level FDE median of $149,000 across 106 postings with pay. Hands-on AI software developer role supporting Navy cybersecurity missions in San Diego. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) First seen Aug 11, 2026 · open on Workday as of Nov 8, 2026 **$69,300–$158,000** San Diego, CA Full-time Hands-on AI software developer role supporting Navy cybersecurity missions in San Diego. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F11239d2a0d46d6da&placement=top) - [View posting at Booz Allen](https://bah.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/bah_jobs/job/San-Diego-CA/AI-Software-Developer_R0246508) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $69K–$158K Below the median Midpoint $114K · median $149K This job $69K to $158K. Mid-level FDE postings, 106 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $123K to $162K, median $149K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Mid - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **1+ years** software development, integration, or automation in a professional environment Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 1+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a mid-level role. What level are you at now? The job is in San Diego, CA. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: San Diego, CA - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 12d ago $54,400–$196,000 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Experienced Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4279b29bd63b4214) Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 more Hybrid 2w ago $63,000–$140,000 [Navaide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navaide) ### [AI Data Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1c68357c7ed2e00) San Diego, CA Hybrid New · 5d ago $120,000–$160,000 - [Other jobs at Booz Allen (37)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ## The job description from Booz Allen AI Software Developer ### The Opportunity Are you looking to bring strong hands-on technical skills, including software and integration, to cybersecurity and mission challenges affecting Navy efforts in the San Diego region? Our team is a skilled group that partners deeply with clients and mission stakeholders: we clarify the problem, shape technical approaches, and deliver practical outcomes in secure, compliant settings. This is not a typical role on a large software product team. It is a multidisciplinary environment where you may move between advisory conversations, solution and implementation planning, and focused integration and implementation, including AI-enabled automation and analytics where they reduce risk and improve speed and quality of cyber and mission workflows. You will work with cybersecurity specialists, engineers, and partners supporting Navy customers and warfare centers. Success requires curiosity, ownership, and comfort learning in classified or controlled environments. We value clear communication, sound judgment, and the ability to translate between mission language and technical reality, always with security, RMF, and operational constraints in view. With mentorship and hands-on problem-solving, we deliver outcomes that reduce cyber risk and support the fleet and ashore enterprise. Work with us to modernize Navy cyber missions through responsible use of data, automation, and AI. ### What You’ll Do - Understand the client and the problem: participate in discussions with mission and technical partners to clarify objectives, constraints, and security or compliance boundaries. - Shape solutions: contribute to technical approaches, tradeoff analysis, and implementation plans such as what to build or integrate, how to phase work, and what evidence or controls matter. - Deliver hands-on technical work: design, implement, test, and troubleshoot scripts, services, APIs, or automation, including AI/LLM-assisted workflows where appropriate, so recommendations are credible and deployable, not slide-only. - Integrate systems and data: work with REST/HTTP APIs, data stores, and enterprise or cloud patterns to connect capabilities safely and repeatably. - Document and communicate: produce clear artifacts for technical and non-technical audiences such as design notes, limitations, operational implications, or security-relevant behaviors. - Respect the cyber context: align work with RMF, control expectations, and secure engineering practices, and partner with cybersecurity and authorization stakeholders. - Improve how we work: use version control, review practices, and lightweight testing appropriate to the engagement, and stay current on responsible AI expectations in government settings. Join us. The world can’t wait. ### You Have - 1+ years of experience in a role that includes software development, integration, or automation in a professional environment - Experience in Python for developing, testing, and debugging components others rely on services, automation, and data or integration utilities - Experience integrating APIs and working with relational, document, or NoSQL stores, and tracing failures across components - Experience delivering in small teams with Agile, Kanban, or structured collaboration, and with Git and code review norms - Experience with cloud or enterprise deployment patterns or on-prem integration environments - Ability to translate mission or security requirements into concrete technical tasks and explain tradeoffs to stakeholders - Secret clearance - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a STEM field - DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification ### Nice If You Have - Experience designing AI/ML or LLM-enabled architectures, including model selection, workflow design, orchestration, and integration into mission workflows - Experience with AI/ML or LLM-enabled patterns, such as RAG, embeddings, vector search, prompt or tool orchestration, or frameworks such as OpenAI Agents SDK, Google ADK, LangChain, or comparable - Experience with enterprise data and analytics platforms the team may leverage-examples include DoD's Advana or War Data Platform (WDP), Databricks, and Palantir Foundry - Experience implementing AI/ML or LLM solutions and model deployment locally or through cloud-based technologies - Experience conducting process transformation analyses, mapping as-is and to-be workflows, and developing solution blueprints - Experience with LLM model registries, such as Hugging Face, embedding models, and vector databases **Clearance:** Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required. Skills Assessment As part of Booz Allen’s skills first hiring process, candidates must complete the required skills assessment to ensure they meet the Basic Qualifications for this role. Candidates must complete the assessment and meet the minimum proficiency threshold to continue in the hiring process. ### Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $69,300.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. ### Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. ### Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on **your **own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited **unless permission is explicitly provided**. **Work Model** Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. - **Remote**: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility. - **Hybrid**: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility. - **Onsite**: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role. ### Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law. [View posting at Booz Allen](https://bah.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/bah_jobs/job/San-Diego-CA/AI-Software-Developer_R0246508) ## About Booz Allen Builds AI, cyber, cloud, and engineering solutions for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civil agencies, blending consulting scale with mission-specific technology delivery. 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