Senior Software Engineer

Description Are you ready to thrive? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show how to accelerate your career path. Join Leidos' all-star team supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency's Enterprise Digital Modernization Accelerator initiative. This program is at the forefront of deploying enterprise-scale AI, data, and mission platform capabilities across cloud, edge, and classified environments. We are looking for creative, driven, and mission-focused professionals ready to take their career to the next level. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will Support the development of distributed backend services, APIs, and platform microservices supporting enterprise AI operations. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of analysts, engineers, and developers to solve complex challenges and deliver innovative, production-ready algorithms and platforms. Apply cutting-edge techniques in statistical analysis, predictive analytics, entity resolution, graph analytics, explainable AI, and operational analytics. Contribute to the integration of software development, AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, and observability in a fast-paced, engineering-centric environment. Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including remote and onsite work in the National Capital Region (Rockville, MD and/or Alexandria, VA). What You Bring Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent graduate degree in a quantitative or analytical field (Software Development, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, Computational Social Science, etc.). Additional or relevant experience may be substituted for a degree. 12+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, developing analytics and AI/ML solutions and demonstrating progressive technical development and outcomes. (4+ years with a Master’s.) Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI with polygraph. Demonstrated experience collaborating with hybrid teams to research, build, and deploy complex, user-friendly analytical platforms. Track record of creative problem solving, active learning, and mission-focused outcomes. Ability to analyze and assess software development or data acquisition requirements and determine optimum, cost-effective solutions. Experience with the following: Backend microservices Distributed systems API development Event-driven architectures Kubernetes-native application development Cloud-native engineering Preferred languages: Rust Go Python TypeScript Django Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting military or intelligence community customers. Familiarity with Azure/C2S, hardware platforms (CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs), and advanced analytical methodologies (social network analysis, supply chain analysis, NLP, classification algorithms, image processing). Familiarity using git, svn, JIRA, or other version control technologies. Familiarity with the following technologies: NATS Kafka Redis ClickHouse OpenTelemetry OpenRouter LiteLLM Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00. The pay range is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Adjustments are based on responsibilities, education, experience, skills, and market data. Benefits Competitive compensation, health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave and retirement benefits. Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr