Lead Technical Software Engineer

Lead Technical Software Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Lead Technical Software Engineer to join the Boeing Global Service (BGS) Training Solutions organization in Seattle, WA.

This role leads to technical delivery, architecture, and operational excellence for a portfolio of cloud-native data and analytics products that support training and services. The responsible engineer will lead with a strong software and data engineering background. The candidate will prioritize and manage technical debt and long-term maintainability work alongside feature delivery to ensure platform health. Additionally, the candidate will establish incident response practices, SLAs/SLOs/SLIs, runbooks, and blameless postmortems (RCAs) to improve reliability and learning. The senior engineer will evaluate and manage third-party/vendor tools and open-source dependencies, considering cost, support, and licensing risk.

They will drive cross-functional alignment with Product, QA, UX, Security, and Support to deliver customer value effectively. Engaging with business stakeholders and senior leadership, the candidate will ensure that software architecture aligns with current and future business needs while assessing workforce skill gaps and creating targeted onboarding and upskilling plans. Furthermore, the engineer will support release management, pipeline design, artifact promotion, and rollback strategies for production platforms, promoting operational excellence through incident response, disaster recovery/backup planning, cost management, and capacity planning. Be part of a high-performing engineering organization transforming aviation training through data, cloud, and competency-based solutions.

At The Boeing Company, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company built on shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, engaging, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Position Responsibilities:

• Oversee the successful execution of all technical aspects of software and data platform projects across a portfolio, ensuring delivery quality, timeliness, and alignment with product goals

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for status updates and decisions; collect progress updates, track milestones and deliverables, and proactively identify and mitigate risks and issues.

• Use technical expertise and leadership to remove roadblocks, enable teams, mentor engineers, and ensure timely, high‑quality software delivery

• Make well‑informed technical choices across the software lifecycle, evaluating and selecting technologies, frameworks, and methodologies that balance scalability, performance, cost, and supportability

• Collaborate with Product Owners and Product Managers to assess feasibility and trade‑offs for functional and non‑functional requirements

• Own the technical roadmap for the portfolio and ensure alignment with product roadmaps; partner with Software and Solution Architects to develop and maintain product‑level architecture and roadmaps

• Define, publish, and communicate product architecture best practices and standards to maintain consistency and quality across teams

• Foster collaboration and alignment with Solution Architects to meet enterprise requirements, governance, and security standards.

• Champion technical innovation by leading proofs of concept, evaluating new approaches, and articulating a long‑term architectural vision

• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes: development standards, code quality, test coverage, security practices, documentation, and DevOps maturity

• Define and track engineering and product KPIs (e.g., cycle time, MTTR, test coverage) and report progress to stakeholders regularly

Basic Qualifications (Required Skill/Experience):

• 9+ years of experience with Data Engineering and/or Software Development

• 9+ years of experience automating and troubleshooting application deployments using CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps Tool Suites along with Azure Pipelines and Portal)

• 9+ years of experience with the following tools and technologies: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Nifi, Relational SQL or NoSQL databases

• 5+ years of Technical leadership experience guiding development teams to cloud

• Experience with these tools; PowerBI, Azure DevOps, SaaS, Data Integration tools - Azure Databrick & Data Factory

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, computer science, computer engineering, software engineering or equivalent

• Microsoft Azure Certifications (Fundamentals, Architect, DevOps etc.)

• Expertise in distributed computing architectures using service bus, and/or related technologies (XML, SOAP, REST, JSON, etc.)

• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (Azure provider), ARM templates, or Bicep

• Experience with streaming and messaging (Event Hubs, Service Bus) and orchestration via Data Factory

• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration fundamentals (Docker, AKS, ACR)

• Familiarity with observability and SRE practices using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights; ability to define SLAs/SLOs/SLIs and runbook procedures

• Strong software engineering skills in Python and/or Java, including testing practices, code reviews, and authoring design documentation

• Experience evaluating and managing third‑party tooling, licensing, and open‑source risk

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with cross‑team collaboration experience

• Experience with data governance and metadata tools such as Unity Catalog, Purview, or Alation

• Experience in cloud cost optimization, capacity planning, and platform scaling

• Prior experience in regulated or safety‑critical industries (aerospace, defense, transportation) is a plus

• Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, Databricks, CKA) are advantageous

• Experience with Synapse advanced analytics workloads, ML model operationalization, or real‑time analytics use cases

​Leadership Skills:

• Proven experience leading technical teams and driving cross‑team architectural direction across a portfolio

• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to make sound architectural decisions under pressure

• Excellent communication, able to articulate complex technical concepts to executive and non‑technical stakeholders

• Ability to mentor and inspire team members, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement

Non‑Technical Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Business acumen to align technical decisions with business objectives

• Familiarity with Agile, iterative, and scaled frameworks (e.g., SAFe)

• Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to changing requirements

Union:

This is a union-represented position.

Travel: less than 5%

Drug Free Workplace: 

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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. 

CodeVue Coding Challenge:   

To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration. 

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 for Lead Level: $156,400 - $211,600

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This is not an Export Control position.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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