Senior Software Engineer

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

11h

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer that contributes to and mentors software teams to create unique solutions for complex problems. We have offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, We provide responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. Primary Responsibilities This role is part of an engineering matrix organization that supports many programs that span business areas. Responsibilities include contributing to and mentoring software development teams during the software development process to support a variety of customers, often with competing requirements. The candidate must be comfortable in a fast-paced working environment and be a motivated independent learner. The candidate must be highly organized and possess strong verbal and written communication skills.

Requirements

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
• Candidate must have at least 8 years of professional software development experience or 6 years with a Master’s.
• Candidate must have experience in analyzing and developing requirements, designing and maintaining software products, and implementing software designs.
• Candidate must be able to parse ambiguous requirements and translate into team direction and guidance.
• Candidate must have experience in embedded and desktop software development activities.
• Candidate must have experience in software development, data structures, object oriented design, and effective unit test.
• Candidate must have experience with multiple languages that include C or C++, C# or Java, and Python or other similar scripting language.
• Candidate must have experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and task management.
• Candidate must have experience mentoring teammates and providing guidance to accomplish tasks and projects.
• Candidate must have experience with software best practices such as peer reviews, automated testing, and document generation.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
• Candidate must have full-stack web development experience integrating frontend JavaScript applications with backend APIs.
• Candidate must have experience developing and deploying containerized applications.
• Candidate must have ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university would be considered a plus.
• Prior experience interviewing or contributing to proposals is a plus.
• Hands-on experience building modular JavaScript frontends using Module Federation (or equivalent micro-frontend architecture).
• Experience designing or contributing to backend services and data persistence layers.
• Experience operating in large, multi-team codebases or platform environments.

Responsibilities

• contributing to and mentoring software development teams during the software development process to support a variety of customers
• analyzing and developing requirements
• designing and maintaining software products
• implementing software designs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees