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Senior Software Engineer
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Posting rules out sponsorship
The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Boeing Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles11 certified filings for “Mechanical System Design & Analysis Engineer” (Mechanical Engineers) in WA: $135k–$170k, median $143k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Citizenship requirement statedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Boeing Company
The US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Senior Software Engineer Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join the National Systems Programs (NSP) software team in El Segundo CA or Chantilly, VA. The selected candidate will perform full stack development using the AWS infrastructure. The ideal candidate has experience working across the tech stack with a solid understanding of software architecture, infrastructure tooling, and engineering fundamentals. The candidate will collaborate with cross functional teams and stakeholders to design and implement scalable software solutions, ensure engineering excellence, and achieve program objectives. As a member of the Boeing software team, you will be involved in the entire product development lifecycle, from conceptualization and development to the maintenance and support of the delivered system for our customers. These roles provide opportunities for you to significantly influence project outcomes. The Boeing NSP Software team fosters a collaborative mentoring environment, allowing you to learn, mentor others, and contribute to shaping the future of our organization. Position Responsibilities: • Leads the design, development, test, and maintenance of web applications that meet industry, customer, safety, and regulation standards • Leads the review, analysis, and translation of customer requirements into initial design of software products • Coordinates the development, maintenance, enhancement and optimization of software products and functionalities for systems integrations • Leads activities to develop, document and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software products • Leads the agile software development lifecycle including planning, reviews, and supporting customer meetings • Debugs and leads the resolution of issues identified to ensure the reliability and efficiency of software products • Leads handling of user inquiries, troubleshooting technical issues and user feedback analysis • Leads research and implementation of current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development • Leads development, establishment, monitoring and improvement of software processes, tools and key performance metrics that align projects with organizational goals and industry benchmarks • Leads execution and documentation of software research and development projects. • Consult on software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations • Leads software project management activities and software supplier management functions • Leads tracking and evaluation of software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process compliance to project plans and industry standards Security Clearance: This position requires an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) U.S. Security Clearance with an adjudicated Counterintelligence or Full Scope Polygraph (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.). Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • Bachelor’s Degree • 5+ years’ experience designing and developing software for complex systems (i.e. Distributed Systems, Multi-Threaded and Multi-Process Applications) and a foundation in computer science and software development • 5+ years’ experience with Python • 5+ plus years’ experience front end web programming (Angular 9/10+, Typescript, JavaScript) 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, mathemat