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# AI Software Developer, Senior

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Booz Allen posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Diego, CA, at $86,900–$198,000 base. Senior AI software developer role supporting Navy cyber missions in San Diego, blending hands-on software/integration with advisory work in secure, classified environments.

- [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

First seen Aug 11, 2026

**$86,900–$198,000** San Diego, CA Full-time

Senior AI software developer role supporting Navy cyber missions in San Diego, blending hands-on software/integration with advisory work in secure, classified environments.

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## At a glance

### 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**: Senior

- **Role**: Individual contributor

### What they ask for

Experience

- **4+ years** software development, integration, or automation in a professional environment

Background

- **Software engineering**
- **Implementation and data engineering**

Tools

- **Python**
- **REST APIs**
- **NoSQL**
- **RAG**
- **LangChain**
- **OpenAI Agents SDK**
- **Google ADK**
- **Databricks**
- **Palantir Foundry**
- **Hugging Face**
- **AWS**
- **Azure**

## Conditions

- **Location**: San Diego, CA

- **Employment type**: Full-time

- **Pay**:

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## What you’ll do

- Participate in client discussions to clarify objectives, constraints, and security boundaries
- Shape technical approaches and implementation plans, including build vs. integrate tradeoffs
- Design, implement, test, and troubleshoot scripts, services, APIs, and AI/LLM-assisted workflows
- Integrate systems and data using REST/HTTP APIs, data stores, and cloud/enterprise patterns

## What you’ll bring

- 4+ years of software development, integration, or automation experience
- Experience with Python for developing, testing, and debugging components
- Experience integrating APIs and working with relational, document, or NoSQL stores
- Experience with Agile/Kanban, Git, and code review norms

## 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.

Public · 5000+ people

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