[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Leidos jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/leidos/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Leidos · Multiple locations # Senior Software Engineer Multiple locations Senior individual contributor $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 Software Engineering Listed on Leidos’s official careers site. Listed as of October 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Leidos’s careers site →](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Rockville-MD/Senior-Software-Engineer_R-00186142) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Leidos](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/leidos/) / Senior Software Engineer ## Job description Are you ready to thrive? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show how to accelerate your career path. Join Leidos’ all-star team supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Enterprise Digital Modernization Accelerator initiative. This program is at the forefront of deploying enterprise-scale AI, data, and mission platform capabilities across cloud, edge, and classified environments. We are looking for creative, driven, and mission-focused professionals ready to take their career to the next level. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will: Support the development of distributed backend services, APIs, and platform microservices supporting enterprise AI operations. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of analysts, engineers, and developers to solve complex challenges and deliver innovative, production-ready algorithms and platforms. Apply cutting-edge techniques in statistical analysis, predictive analytics, entity resolution, graph analytics, explainable AI, and operational analytics. Contribute to the integration of software development, AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, and observability in a fast-paced, engineering-centric environment. Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including remote and on-site work in the National Capital Region (Rockville, MD and/or Alexandria, VA). ### What You Bring Bachelor’s, Master’s, or equivalent graduate degree in a quantitative or analytical field (Software Development, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, Computational Social Science, etc.). Additiona/ Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree. 12+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, developing analytics and AI/ML solutions and demonstrating progressive technical development and outcomes. (4+ years with a Master’s). Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI with Polygraph. Demonstrated experience collaborating with hybrid teams to research, build, and deploy complex, user-friendly analytical platforms. Track record of creative problem solving, active learning, and mission-focused outcomes. Ability to analyze and assess software development or data acquisition requirements and determine optimum, cost-effective solutions. ### Experience with the following Backend microservices Distributed systems API development Event-driven architectures Kubernetes-native application development Cloud-native engineering Preferred Languages Rust Go Python TypeScript Django Preferred Qualifications: Experience supporting military or intelligence community customers. Familiarity with Azure/C2S, hardware platforms (CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs), and advanced analytical methodologies (social network analysis, supply chain analysis, NLP, classification algorithms, image processing). Familiarity using git, svn, JIRA, or other version control technologies Familiarity with the following technologies NATS Kafka Redis ClickHouse OpenTelemetry OpenRouter LiteLLM #ASBA If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. ### Original Posting June 25, 2026 For U.S. ### Positions While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. ### Pay Range Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 10, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 100 days - Location: Multiple locations - Pay: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00[Apply on Leidos’s careers site →](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Rockville-MD/Senior-Software-Engineer_R-00186142) ## More jobs at Leidos ### [AI Enablement Architect — Mission Software Solutions — Melbourne or Canberra](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/leidos/jobs/9c6cd13a9ea503bf5803/) ### [Agentic AI Developer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/leidos/jobs/bf90a30aa9284d7dcbac/) ### [Core Services Engineer (Windows Administrator) – TSPV clearance required — Mission Software Solutions — MEL or CBR onsite](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/leidos/jobs/ad933724e470c4243f5a/) ### [Defence & Intelligence Technical Leaders – Mission Software Solutions – Canberra & Melbourne](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/leidos/jobs/09aa91d6861015032d42/) ### [DevOps Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/leidos/jobs/03d8a38f4535f861b953/) ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/alphabet/jobs/0642bb3244ad0f65673e/) Alphabet ### [[WiFi] Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nxp-semiconductors/jobs/cf1fcd7ef641613787b8/) NXP Semiconductors ### [Full Stack Software Engineer II and Senior Software Engineer- Microsoft Security - Multiple roles](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/ce8bde6800315a9405e1/) Microsoft · Israel, Multiple Locations ### [Lead Software Engineer, Software Defined Storage](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/82c3291c960f66baa772/) Sandisk ### [Staff Software Test Engineer/Software Test Lead](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/457bdc55eab7538b5b89/) Thermo Fisher Scientific · Singapore OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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