Senior Software Developer

Leidos

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Work type: On-site
Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Salary: $107,900–$195,050 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 12 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 426 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $92,300–$166,850 across 344 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Developer

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As a Sr. Software Developer on the Maru Program, you will join a high-performing team to design, develop, test, and deploy secure, scalable applications supporting Intelligence Community operations. Working in an Agile environment alongside architects and cybersecurity professionals, you will build next-generation software and maintain enterprise applications. Your daily responsibilities include writing clean, well-documented code, designing RESTful APIs and microservices, performing code reviews, and mentoring junior developers. You will utilize object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, or C++ while working with relational and NoSQL databases and Git version control. The role requires solving complex technical challenges to deliver mission-critical capabilities, utilizing DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and secure coding standards to ensure system reliability and performance across various enterprise environments.

What does a Software Developer earn?

Median $149350 from 80 postings across 15 companies.

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Skills

Java C# Python C++ REST APIs Microservices Agile Scrum SAFe CI/CD DevSecOps AWS Azure Docker Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Git Kafka RabbitMQ React Angular Vue.js Elasticsearch Redis NoSQL

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and deploy secure, scalable enterprise software applications.
Write clean, maintainable code following secure coding standards and best practices.
Design and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed application architectures.
Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers to promote engineering excellence.
Troubleshoot complex application issues and perform root cause analysis to improve reliability.
Develop automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure software quality.
Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
Optimize application performance, scalability, and security across enterprise environments.

What we're looking for

US citizenship is required.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to pass a polygraph examination is required.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 8-12 years of experience is required.
Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 6-10 years of experience is required.
8+ years of professional software development experience is required.
Proficiency in one or more object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, or C++ is required.
Experience developing web-based applications, enterprise software, REST APIs, and relational or NoSQL databases is required.
Experience with cloud-native applications, containerization, microservices, or DevSecOps tools is preferred.

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