This position is for a software engineer to join a small development team. This engineer will be responsible for participating in all aspects of the software development life cycle including requirements definition and analysis, coding and implementation, system test, and documentation generation and support. The ideal candidate will have strong problem solving skills, and must be able to communicate effectively and work in a collaborative team environment. This includes being experienced in recommending creative and sound technical solutions as well as reviewing and critiquing proposed technical solutions. Ability to self-motivate and work independently is a must.
The program is made up of CONUS and OCONUS teams who regularly interact across varying time zones. As a result, the candidate must have excellent communication skills and be flexible with regards to teamwork and tasking. A demonstrated ability to perform in cross-functional teams to achieve results in a timely manner is desired.
This is a technical position to support a wide variety of mission activities performed both locally and OCONUS. Candidates should have a background in software engineering best practices, object-oriented concepts and design, test driven development and unit testing frameworks like JUnit, Java build environments, library dependency management, configuration management and integrated development environments (IDE) like VS Code, Eclipse, or IntelliJ.
Primary Responsibilities:
Clearance Requirement: Must have an active and in-scope TS/SCI With Poly to be considered
Required Skills, Experience, and Education:
Proficient in the following technologies and programming languages:
Desired Qualifications (one or more preferred):
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Original Posting:
April 24, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.