Master Software Engineer

Leidos

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Work type: On-site
Location: Clarksburg, WV
Salary: $131,300–$237,350 / yr
Posted: 21 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 4 roles within 25 mi

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Similar $173k

This role $184k

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This role pays more than 50% of similar roles. Most pay $137,725–$208,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $184k versus about $173k for comparable roles.

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 264 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $92,300–$166,850 across 245 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Master Software Engineer

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Master Software Engineer As a Master Software Engineer, you will join the development team to design, build, and maintain scalable software systems with a primary focus on backend architecture. You will be responsible for developing microservices, building RESTful APIs, and creating comprehensive testing architecture plans while ensuring high-performance, secure applications. Your daily work involves writing clean code, mentoring junior engineers, troubleshooting production issues, and participating in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning and retrospectives. The role requires expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL. You will utilize tools including Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab for CI/CD pipelines, while working within cloud environments like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Additionally, you may leverage frontend frameworks like React or Angular and infrastructure-as-code tools to solve complex system scalability challenges.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.

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Skills

Java Spring Boot Hibernate RESTful APIs Microservices PostgreSQL MySQL AWS Azure Google Cloud Docker Kubernetes Git GitLab CI/CD Terraform CloudFormation React Angular Vue Datadog Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Design and develop scalable backend services, APIs, and microservices.
Create and maintain full-scale testing architecture plans and system designs.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following industry best practices.
Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
Support CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure for application deployment.
Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term technical solutions.
Review code and mentor junior engineers to improve engineering quality.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
12–15+ years of professional software development experience (or 10–13 years with a Master’s Degree).
Strong backend development experience using Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.
Extensive experience in automated testing, including end-to-end, regression, and integration testing.
Experience building RESTful APIs, microservices architectures, and working with relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and system scalability.
Experience with frontend frameworks, infrastructure-as-code tools, or observability tools (preferred).

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