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Senior Software Architect

Seattle, Washington Job ID JR2025458564 Category Engineering - Software Role Type Onsite Post Date Jul. 08, 2025
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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 Architectto support our Onboard Performance Tool group located in Seattle, WA. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Global Services (BGS) business organization.

Architect, develop and maintain new capabilities for the Onboard Performance Tool (OPT) application used by airline pilots around the world to perform real-time weight and balance, takeoff, climb out, inflight and landing calculations.  We are looking for a software architect with preferred experience in airplane performance and flight operations. 

The successful candidate will have extensive experience developing applications for administrators and end users in airline operations, including flight operations and flight crew.  Airplane performance domain knowledge required.  C++ development experience is required on both MacOS and Windows; FORTRAN and SQL skills are a plus.  Experience with agile software development, CI/CD environments, and cloud hosting of applications is desirable.  Previous customer support and technical product management of airplane performance tools is desirable.  Understanding of commercial, business and military airplane performance regulations a plus.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Oversees the architecture, design, development, analyses, and maintenance of large scale software systems that meet industry, customer and quality.

  • Partners with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and oversees translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.

  • Oversees code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standards.

  • Oversees monitoring and reviewing test completion, verification processes and issue resolution for software systems.

  • Oversees review of product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards by consulting on tracking and evaluation of internal team and supplier performance.

  • Researches and oversees implementation of current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development.

  • Oversees software project management and software supplier management activities.

  • Provide comprehensive technical oversight for different systems, guiding teams in designing and operating production-ready systems.

  • Engage in architectural discussions, influence the roadmap, and take ownership of key projects and initiatives.

  • Resolving complex technical issues and driving innovations that improve system availability, resilience, and performance.

  • Evaluate emerging technologies and seek innovative solutions to address existing and new challenges.

  • Mentor and develop engineers across all levels through sharing and learning.

  • Ability to take projects from beginning to end with little direct supervision.

  • Teamwork and coordination skills with ability to create clarity from ambiguity.

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

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

  • 10+ years of experience in software development utilizing Java, C++ or C#

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in developing and deploying software programs

  • 6+ years of experience writing and testing software

  • 5+ years of architecting software solutions

  • Experience with designing mobile apps and desktop solutions

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

  • Leads activities to develop, document and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems.

  • Leads development of code and integration of complex software components into a fully functional software system.

  • Provides technical leadership for software projects and leads software supplier management activities.

  • Leads development, selection, tailoring and deployment of processes, tools and metrics.

  • Plans, executes and documents software research and development projects.

  • Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations.

  • Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards.

  • Works under minimal direction.

Travel: less than 10%

Union: This is a union-represented position.

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: $167,450 - $226,550


Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 13, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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.

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