Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Leidos is seeking a Senior AI Software Developer to support its Air Traffic Business Area and the development of the Leidos Common Baseline, a mission-critical automation solution. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and modernizing microservices-based, real-time safety-critical systems using AI-augmented development practices, Agile/SAFe methodologies, and DevSecOps practices.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain microservices-based applications using modern software engineering best practices
- Collaborate with product owners, architects, and engineers in an Agile/SAFe environment
- Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives
- Collaborate with systems engineering and program teams to translate requirements into working software solutions
- Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code following CI/CD and DevSecOps practices
- Contribute to system design discussions and technical decision-making
- Integrate services with databases, messaging systems, and external APIs
- Support troubleshooting, performance tuning, and continuous improvement
- Work closely with QA, DevOps, and platform teams to ensure reliable delivery
- Implement modern automated testing strategies, including unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end testing
- Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, and test creation
Skills
- * **Bachelor's degree** in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
- * **8+ years of relevant experience** or a Master's Degree and 6+ years of relevant experience
- * Hands-on experience building and supporting **microservices-based systems**
- * Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C++, or similar on a Linux-based system)
- * Experience or exposure to **AI/ML-enabled systems** (Claude-Code)**,** automation, or intelligent platforms
- * Experience working in **Agile environments**
- * Understanding of APIs and distributed system concepts
- * **Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust**
- * **U.S. citizenship required**
- * **Successful completion of background investigations as required by the government customer**
- * Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines
- * Familiarity with **Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)**
- * Experience working with **relational and/or NoSQL databases**
- * Hands-on experience with **Kafka or other event-streaming technologies**
- * Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- * Containerization and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
- * Experience working in DevSecOps environments
- * Experience with test automation frameworks and integration of automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines
- * Desired but not required: Commutable distance to Gaithersburg, MD or Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Benefits
- This position is currently listed as 100% remote.
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