Senior Software Engineer

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Summary: This Senior Software Engineer role involves contributing to mission-focused software solutions, engaging in the full development lifecycle within an Agile model, and collaborating to provide world-class solutions. Highlights: 1. Contribute to meaningful national security work 2. Build experience with modern software tools and agile practices 3. Opportunity for growth in a customer-facing, fast-paced environment Apply Now Description Leidos Nional Security Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operions, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving thres around the world. Our team’s focus is to ensure our customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets. Leidos Intel Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operions, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving thres around the world. Our team’s focus is to ensure our customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets. The Nional Solutions Business Area, part of the Intel Sector, is currently seeking a highly motived Senior Software Engineer (SWE) for the Chinook Program. The Chinook Program delivers next-generion, mission-focused software solutions for geospial intelligence (GEOINT). This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful nional security work while building experience with modern software tools, agile practices, and classified cloud environments. The responsibilities for this position include all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimion, architecture and design, coding, and automed testing within an Agile model. In this role, you will join a dynamic team th is singularly focused on providing world class solutions to our customer in an exciting, collaborive, and inclusive mosphere. 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, opering within well-defined parameters. Take ownership of delivering enhancements within a system or applicion. Break down sizable tasks into manageable units for execution and provide LOE estimions. Collabore with fellow software engineers to cree 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 collaborively 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 Qualificions: US citizenship is required per contract. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or reled field and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain a Polygraph. Experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team. Strong proficiency with the following technologies: Web:  Django, JQuery, Ajax, and REST APIs Object-oriented Programming:  Python, Java, and JavaScript Relional Dabase:  SQL/Postgres Opering System: Windows, Linux Version Control System:  Git, GitLab Experience incorporing GEOINT domain understanding when troubleshooting, optimizing, and validing system behavior and da outputs across environments. Deep understanding of modern software design pterns and coding standards. Experience architecting, developing, and delivering complex software systems into production. Working knowledge of Agile development and continuous integrion/continuous delivery methodologies and tools. Strong, self-motived desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques. Preferred Qualificions: 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, CloudFormion and RDS. Certificions such as AWS DevOps Engineer or similar. #Chinook If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: May 13, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de 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 compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits. Securing Your Da Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-reled informion during any part of the employment applicion process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communice with you through emails th are genered by the Leidos.com automed system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos th asks for payment-reled informion or any other personal informion (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediely by emailing us LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Apply Now