Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer at Boeing summary:

The Lead Software Engineer at Boeing’s Tapestry Solutions leads the design, development, testing, and maintenance of advanced mission planning software critical to national defense. This role requires extensive software development experience, expertise in real-time, embedded, and mission-critical systems, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions employing AI and machine learning. The position demands a security clearance and focuses on developing modular, secure, and integrated software components for defense and aerospace applications.

Job Description

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Tapestry Solutions, A Boeing Company, brings over 30 years of industry experience designing, implementing, training, and supporting high-quality, cost-effective information technology and business intelligence solutions. With a dedicated team of approximately 500 professionals, we proudly serve 75 defense, commercial, and government clients across more than 50 U.S. locations and 9 countries worldwide.

As a trusted partner, our employees embody our core values by consistently delivering excellence, taking full ownership, and developing innovative solutions that enable critical missions and ensure the safety of our global customers and team members. Joining Tapestry Solutions means enjoying the best of both worlds: access to the vast resources of Boeing combined with the agility and people-focused, family-oriented culture of a small business where your contributions truly matter.

Tapestry Solutions, a part of Boeing Global Services BGS, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Maryland Heights, MO and/or Hazelwood, MO to support future franchise programs. This role involves strategic and tactical preparation for future air combat. You will advance mission planning software development, integration, and test efforts supporting the fielding of systems critical to our national defense. Advanced mission planning is a sophisticated process that employs detailed analysis and cutting-edge technologies to develop strategies for accomplishing complex objectives.

This includes comprehensive planning, resource allocation, and the creation of contingency plans to ensure mission success. Our advanced planning solutions leverage AI, machine learning, and real-time data analysis to anticipate and adapt to dynamic operational conditions. These innovations will fundamentally transform how the Department of Defense conducts mission planning for the next 30 years, enhancing both strategic foresight and tactical execution.

Position Responsibilities:

• Supports the design, development, test, and maintenance of software throughout the end-to-end lifecycle

• Assists Product Owner to review, analyze, and translate customer requirements into initial design of software products

• Supports with development, maintenance, enhancement and optimization of software products and functionalities for systems integrations

• Support ​development, documentation and maintenance of architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software products

• ​Support with debugging and resolution of issues identified to ensure the reliability and efficiency of software products

• Troubleshoot technical issues

• Assists to develop, establish, monitor and improve software processes

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's Degree

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Clearance

• 14+ years of software development experience in languages such as C, C++, Python and/or Ada

• Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including systems engineers, hardware engineers, and program managers

• Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes, including Agile methodologies

• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and system-level validation in complex software environments

• Proficiency with version control and…