Senior Software Lead

Job Description
At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Senior Software Lead to support our Flight Software Team located in El Segundo, CA. In this role, the individual will lead a team with design, implementation, and test of flight software with a focus on leadership, quality, earned value, and development of new capabilities for current and future satellite programs. This position will support the Boeing Defense Services (BDS) business organization.
We are seeking a Senior Software Lead that is passionate about space and excited to work in a multi-disciplined, collaborative engineering environment that supports the design, development, and implementation of software for existing and emerging Boeing commercial and government space programs.
This exciting position requires demonstrated experience with the software development full life cycle (requirements, design, code, test), ability to lead a team, and the clear exhibition of superior judgment and decision making to engineer new solutions and support existing capabilities for multiple software programming projects. Demonstrated critical thinking and troubleshooting skills are required.
Position Responsibilities:

• Full life-cycle development includes requirements analysis, software architecture, design, coding, unit test, integration and formal qualification.
• Assisting with the development, documentation and maintenance of architecture, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and design for software systems.
• Developing software verification plans, test procedures and test environments
• Working and interfacing with a technically diverse user community and a multi-disciplined integrated product team (systems and software).
• Highly motivated and must work well in a team environment

*This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at El Segundo, CA
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor's Degree
• Ability to Obtain U.S. Secret - Final Post-Start for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
• 10+ years of experience designing and developing software for a real-time or non-real-time system
• 10+ years of experience in software development using languages such as C, C++, Java or Python
• 5+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role (either as a lead or a manager)

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, or computer science and 14+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 18+ years of directly related work experience OR 22+ years of related, relevant experience
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle that includes requirements analysis through Formal Qualification
• Experience using team collaboration tools including GitLab, Bitbucket, JIRA, and Confluence
• Experience in embedded real-time software development

Travel: No travel is anticipated for this position
Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.
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: $211,650 - $286,350
Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 27, 2026
Export Control Requirements:
This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Export Control Details:
US based job, US Person required
Education
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required
Relocation
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Security Clearance
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
This position is for 1st shift
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.