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Senior Software Engineer

Job in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20883, USA
Listing for: Leidos
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software, DevOps
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 125000 - 150000 USD Yearly USD 125000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Description

Leidos Intelligence Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats 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.

Geospatial Analyst Solutions Directorate, part of the National Solutions Business Area, is currently seeking an experienced Software Engineer for the Maru Program. The Maru Program delivers mission-critical, modern software solutions across our customer’s enterprise using Agile, Dev Sec Ops , and cloud-native methodologies.

We are seeking an experienced Full-Stack Software Engineer to contribute to the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions within our engineering organization. This roleis responsible for implementing high-quality software across the full stack while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and maintainable systems.

The ideal candidatepossessesstrong object-oriented programming expertise, backend development experience, and the ability to contribute to front-end and Dev Ops efforts as needed. This individual will work independently on complex technical tasks while supporting overall teamobjectivesand solution delivery.

Clearance Level

Required:

Top Secret with the ability to obtain SCI, as well as a Polygraph.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Object-Oriented Programming:

    Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, andmaintainscalable software applications using object-oriented design principles.

  • REST API Development:

    Implement and maintain

    RESTful services to support application functionality and integrations.

  • Database Development:

    Develop and optimize

    SQL queries; contribute to database schema updates and performance improvements.

  • Linux Environments:

    Develop, deploy, and troubleshoot applications within Linux-based environments.

  • System Troubleshooting:

    Diagnose and resolve technical issues spanning application and database layers.

  • Solution Design

    Collaboration:

    Contribute to technical design discussions and support implementation of approved architectures.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:

    Partner with engineers and stakeholders to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.

  • Code Quality & Best Practices:

    Participate in code reviews and support adherence toestablishedengineering standards.

Basic Qualifications:
  • US citizenship is required per contract.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 8–12 years of relevant experience or Master’sdegree with 6–10 years of relevant experience.

  • Java or Python:

    Professionalexperiencedesigning and implementing object-oriented applications.

  • REST APIs:

    Experience developing and maintaining

    RESTful services.

  • SQL:

    Strong experience writing andoptimizingqueries within relational databases.

  • Linux:

    Working knowledge of Linux environments for development and deployment.

  • Experience working on moderately complex technical projects with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • JavaScript:

    Experience developing front-end functionality.

  • Git Lab CI/CD:

    Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.

  • Containerization:

    Familiarity with Docker or Open Shift.

  • Experience with Spring Boot, Postgre

    SQL, Tomcat, or Maven.

  • Experience working in Agile development environments.

  • Experience deploying and supporting applications in AWS environments.

  • Experience with modern web frameworks.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status 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 at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

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…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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