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Leidos

Senior Software Engineer

Leidos

. Lead a small team of software engineers supporting an advanced image analysis system .

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeArlington • Alabama, California, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $154,050 - $278,475 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead a small team of software engineers supporting an advanced image analysis system
  • Serve as the Space Vehicle technical liaison for multiple Agile teams working within the Space Vehicle repository
  • Collaborate closely with scientists and algorithm developers to transition and integrate analytical capabilities into operational software systems
  • Guide development teams in following Agile methodologies, software engineering best practices, and established architecture standards
  • Conduct code inspections and peer reviews as a primary technical reviewer
  • Provide technical recommendations on software organization, maintainability, portability, and readability
  • Interface with external consumers of the system, including partner software development teams and stakeholders
  • Gather system requirements and translate enhancement requests into Agile features and user stories
  • Organize, prioritize, and track team activities using Agile workflow management tools such as Jira
  • Lead release planning, sprint planning, and iteration review activities
  • Ensure rigorous software integration, testing, and validation processes are implemented across the system and its components
  • Upgrade, maintain, and improve Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and development workflows
  • Mentor junior software engineers in sound software engineering and development practices
  • Support troubleshooting, debugging, and resolution of software defects across integrated systems

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline with 15+ years of relevant software engineering experience, or Bachelor's degree with 17+ years of relevant software engineering experience
  • Deep hands-on experience with leading Agile Release Trains or scaled Agile environments for software integration team / multi-disciplinary / cross-functional teams and experience operating within the Scrum framework
  • Must have experience with simulation tool (preferably AFSIM)
  • Must have experience using MATLAB to model or analyze complex algorithms
  • Experience designing and developing complex, modular software systems
  • Experience leading or mentoring teams of 3 or more software engineers
  • Experience coordinating across multi-domain teams within a large-scale program environment
  • Experience with software development lifecycle processes, including code development, testing, and integration activities
  • Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills with the ability to systematically isolate and resolve software defects
  • Experience with integration and test activities, including automated testing approaches
  • Experience developing and maintaining technical software documentation
  • Proficiency with version control and collaborative development tools such as GitLab
  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement

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Hard Skills & Tools
Agile methodologiessoftware engineering best practicescode inspectionspeer reviewsContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeliveryMATLABsimulation toolautomated testingsoftware development lifecycle
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationtroubleshootingdebuggingcommunicationorganizationprioritizationtechnical recommendationssystematic problem-solving
Certifications
Master’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Software EngineeringMaster’s degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s degree in MathematicsBachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Software EngineeringBachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's degree in MathematicsDoD SECRET security clearanceU.S. Citizenship