Senior Software Engineer

Ready for your next career step? The Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application (C2IMERA) program in the Leidos Defense Sector has current job opportunities for talented Senior Software Engineers with 4+ years of hands-on experience to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with an outstanding team of software developers and engineers to continue to produce and field software on behalf of the US Air Force. This opportunity will provide professional growth that is singularly focused on providing world class solutions to our customers in an exciting, collaborative, and inclusive environment. You will be challenged and provided a tremendous opportunity for growth in a customer-facing, fast-paced, and rewarding environment. This position does allow remote work but candidates that are able to occasionally be onsite at our Morgantown, WV location will be given preference. Primary Responsibilities: Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug mission critical software source code using modern software development languages and tools, such as java. Participate in the full software development lifecycle, working within broadly defined parameters. Use Agile development tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket/Git to manage work and collaborate with your teams. Support creation and updating of all relevant documentation and specifications for design, development and testing. Identify potential roadblocks and develop around them. Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics. Develop maintainable code that matches specification. Develop automated tests leveraging a continuous integration process. Own delivery of small parts of a system or application. Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development. Build software solutions where the solution is not always well defined but always considers the customer first. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of experience or a Masters degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. US Citizen with at least an active Secret clearance or higher with the ability to maintain your clearance during your employment with Leidos. Hands-on experience with Java/C++ and object-oriented programming (applicants will be tested). Hands-on experience with JavaScript and JS frameworks such as React. Ability to apply software development process fundamentals. Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques. Ability to complete tasking independently with minimal direct supervision. Ability to work and collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplined engineering team. Preferred Qualifications: Familiarity with basic web technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, REST, JSON, SOAP, and WSDL Familiarity with web application technologies, such as Apache Tomcat, JBoss, etc. Knowledge of a version control system (e.g., Git). Knowledge of Agile Development methodologies. Familiarity with multiple operating systems (Mac OSX, Windows, LINUX, etc.). Familiarity with at least one Relational Database Management System (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.). Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint). Familiarity with NoSql databases (MongoDB, etc.). Familiarity with server-side JavaScript. DABAOPP1 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 2, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 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.