Senior Software Engineer

Leidos

4.1

(20)

Gaithersburg, MD

Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.3/5 in supportive management
  • 70% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 85% would recommend this company to other women
  • 85% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Women’s Network is one of nine employee resources groups that provides support for onboarding, networking & professional development.
  • Leidos offers programs to help employees prepare for over 95 industry-standard professional and technical certifications.
  • Leidos offers a voluntary well–being benefit program to help support employees on their personal wellness journey and earn rewards.
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    Position summary

    r this position include all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and automated testing within an Agile model. In this role, you will join a dynamic team that is singularly focused on providing world class solutions to our customer in an exciting, collaborative, and inclusive atmosphere. You will be challenged and provided a tremendous opportunity for growth in a customer-facing, fast-paced, and fun environment.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    • Resolve various tasks as prioritized by the team product owner.

    • Engage in the complete software development lifecycle, operating within well-defined parameters.

    • Take ownership of delivering enhancements within a system or application.

    • Break down sizable tasks into manageable units for execution and provide LOE estimations.

    • Collaborate with fellow software engineers to create and document optimal technical designs.

    • Ensure team compliance with Agile processes and best practices.

    • Build software solutions where the solution is not clearly defined but always prioritizing customer needs.

    • Resolve obstacles for the development team, working collaboratively with the Product Owner, technical leadership, and other engineers.

    • Ensure all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.

    Basic Qualifications:

    • US citizenship is required per contract.

    • Requires an active TS/SCI, and a willingness to undergo a polygraph to be considered

    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.

    • Experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.

    • Strong proficiency with the following technologies:

      • Web: HTML, CSS, Django, JQuery, Ajax, and REST APIs
      • Object-oriented Programming: Python, Java, and JavaScript
      • Relational Database: SQL
      • Operating System: Windows, Linux
      • Version Control System: Git, GitLab
    • Deep understanding of modern software design patterns and coding standards.

    • Experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production.

    • Working knowledge of Agile development and continuous integration/continuous delivery methodologies and tools, Jenkins, GitLab, and Docker.

    • Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience with scripting languages such as REACT.
    • Software Architectures: Client-Server, Model-View-Controller.
    • Cloud Exposure:
      • Multi-cloud architectures: AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, and Oracle.

      • Specific AWS Services: S3, SQS, SNS, EC2, CloudFormation and RDS.

      • Certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer or similar.

    Original Posting Date:
    2025-02-25
    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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

    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.

    Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.3/5 in supportive management
  • 70% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 85% would recommend this company to other women
  • 85% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Women’s Network is one of nine employee resources groups that provides support for onboarding, networking & professional development.
  • Leidos offers programs to help employees prepare for over 95 industry-standard professional and technical certifications.
  • Leidos offers a voluntary well–being benefit program to help support employees on their personal wellness journey and earn rewards.