Top Software Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA

Staff Engineer leading technical vision, architecture, modernization, and engineering excellence for Capital One’s cloud-based enterprise data protection platform. Responsibilities include designing scalable distributed systems, migrating monoliths to microservices and event-driven architectures, establishing API and coding standards, mentoring engineers, driving cross-domain initiatives, and providing hands-on technical leadership across security, data, and cloud technologies.

Provides technical leadership for designing, developing, integrating, and validating real-time RF sensor software in C/C++. Responsibilities include transitioning MATLAB/Python algorithms into production software, debugging distributed and multithreaded systems, developing integration tests, supporting field demonstrations, mentoring engineers, managing technical risks, and presenting to government customers. The role also contributes to proposals, documentation, dashboards, and system visualization while requiring approximately 10% travel.

Lead Agile software teams developing secure full-stack web applications for defense and national security customers. Responsibilities include sprint planning, technical leadership, customer requirements gathering, frontend development with React, backend API development with Python, cloud deployment, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and collaboration on scalable, maintainable software systems using DevSecOps practices.

Manages engineering teams supporting investments technology platforms. Responsibilities include hiring, resource allocation, coaching, performance management, technical guidance, agile delivery, platform maintenance, stakeholder collaboration, vendor coordination, talent development, budget planning, and technology evaluation. The role partners with product owners and architects to align teams with business objectives, improve effectiveness, remove obstacles, manage technical debt, and deliver quality software solutions.

Develop and test C++ and Python software, embedded firmware, autonomy features, simulation tools, and testing infrastructure for UAV systems. Work with sensors, perception, planning, mission systems, and real or simulated data. Investigate failures using logs and telemetry, support hardware- and software-in-the-loop integration, collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, document workflows, and participate in code reviews and design discussions.

Designs and operates scalable managed database infrastructure and distributed control-plane systems. The role owns architecture, performance, resiliency, automated failover, backups, recovery, observability, and production reliability for PostgreSQL and MySQL services. It also leads complex cross-team technical initiatives, mentors engineers, participates in on-call rotations, and supports high-concurrency data and AI-adjacent workloads.

Build and ship member-facing web features using React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS. Implement responsive, accessible interfaces, test user journeys, participate in code reviews, collaborate with product, design, and backend teams, and contribute to performance and maintainability. The role includes AI-assisted prototyping, frontend API integration, learning team systems, and participating in on-call rotations under senior guidance.

Designs and implements integrations and bespoke technical solutions for enterprise customers using Akeneo. Responsibilities include assessing client environments, architecting product catalogs and data flows, developing prototypes and full-stack code, configuring SaaS deployments, creating technical documentation, leading workshops and training, and guiding customers through go-live. The role partners with clients and internal R&D, influences the product roadmap, manages complex technical workstreams, and requires approximately 20–30% travel.

Build internal software products, automations, workflows, and data-flow improvements that enhance business operations. Translate organizational needs into working tools, drive adoption, advise leadership on engineering practices, and support cross-functional change. Approximately 80% of the role involves hands-on software development, with the remainder focused on internal consulting and strategic guidance.

Leads multiple engineering teams building internal platforms, web applications, AI-powered workflows, integrations, data pipelines, and automation. Sets technical direction, oversees architecture and delivery, partners with product and business stakeholders, and develops engineering talent. The role emphasizes front-end development with TypeScript and React, CMS integrations, internationalization and localization, scalable SaaS systems, AI-enabled marketing workflows, and operational productivity improvements.