Leidos

Software Engineer – Intelligent Platforms, Mid

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $87,100 - $157,450 per year

About the role

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services and microservices that support intelligent, agent-based platforms
  • Build and integrate autonomous or semi-autonomous agents that interact with technical and business systems
  • Develop AI-enabled workflows leveraging LLMs for decision support, automation, analysis, and system interaction
  • Implement APIs and orchestration logic that enable agents and services to collaborate effectively
  • Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and manage cloud environments
  • Collaborate with systems engineers and ISSEs to translate requirements and security controls into code
  • Contribute to GitHub-based development workflows, including pull requests, code reviews, and documentation
  • Support CI/CD pipelines and secure deployments aligned with ATO requirements
  • Produce clear technical documentation covering code, agent behavior, and system interactions
  • Contribute to an “everything as code” approach, expressing infrastructure, automation, agent behavior, workflows, and operational artifacts as version-controlled, testable code

Requirements

  • Must have and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • BS degree and 4+ years of professional software development experience
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python preferred; Java or Go acceptable)
  • Experience building backend services, APIs, or microservices
  • Exposure to AI/ML systems, LLMs, or intelligent automation (through professional work or applied projects)
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tooling
  • Experience working in GitHub with collaborative development practices
Benefits
  • competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
PythonJavaGobackend servicesAPIsmicroservicesAI/ML systemsInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD pipelinestechnical documentation
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingdocumentation
Certifications
Secret security clearance