Software Engineer Intern

United States, West Virginia, Morgantown

Mar 03, 2026

Leidos is seeking an Associate Software Engineer in Morgantown, WV or Reston, VA for Summer 2026. This position is full‑time, onsite for 3 months.

Come put your Software Engineering skills into action! The Leidos Software Accelerator has openings for talented Software Engineers. The responsibilities for this position include all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including automated testing within an Agile and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery model. In this role, you will join a dynamic team that is singularly focused on providing world‑class solutions to our customers in an exciting, collaborative, and inclusive environment.

You will be challenged and provided a tremendous opportunity for growth in a customer‑facing, fast‑paced, and fun environment.

• Develop, troubleshoot, and debug mission‑critical software source code using modern languages and tools, such as Java.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, working within broadly defined parameters.
• Use Agile development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket/Git to manage work and collaborate with your teams.
• Support creation and updating of all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development, and testing.
• Identify potential roadblocks and work with the team to develop around them.
• Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics.
• Develop maintainable code that matches specification.
• Use automated testing to leverage a continuous integration process.
• Own delivery of small parts of a system or application.
• Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
• Work with a team to build software solutions where the solution is not always well defined but always considers the customer first.

• Ongoing studies within a Bachelor's program in Computer Science or similar field with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming practices and patterns (Java is preferred; applicants will be tested).
• Experience with JavaScript and JS frameworks such as React.
• Solid understanding of software development process fundamentals.
• Strong, self‑motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.
• Ability to complete tasks independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Ability to work and collaborate effectively within a multi‑disciplined engineering team.
• Team player who can express and explain ideas to others.
• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Familiarity with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of a version control system (e.g., Git).
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes and tools (Jenkins).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm).
• Familiarity with Containerized applications and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Enterprise Service Bus Technologies (Kafka).
• Knowledge of Agile Development methodologies.

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.