Senior Software Engineer
Leidos
About the role
Senior Software Engineer
Omaha, NE
No clearance required to start – Must be clearable to Secret
Ready for your next career step? We are seeking talented Software Engineers with 4+ years hands-on experience to join our dynamic Agile software teams in Omaha, Nebraska. 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 with a tremendous opportunity to expand your skills in a customer-facing, fast-paced, and rewarding environment.
As a Software Engineer you will architect, design, build, and enhance highly available and scalable systems used by customers worldwide. You will direct major deliverables of projects through all aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding and unit testing. Additionally, you will determine and recommend the best designs based on customer business objectives, timelines and other resource constraints.
Most of the work will be on site in Leidos' facility in Omaha, Nebraska. Some level of remote/work from home is possible.
Primary Responsibilities:
All aspects of the software development lifecycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and automated testing within an Agile and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery model.
Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application, and serve as a technical lead on medium to large, complex projects.
Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
Communicate progress against plan to senior engineers and project managers, including identifying risks, opportunities, and dependencies.
Ensure team adheres to Agile processes and software engineering best practices.
As needed, mentor other engineers in the art of building complex, web scale systems.
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 implements user stories.
Develop automated tests leveraging a continuous integration process.
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:
US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Strong passion for learning new technology and languages, w/ self-directed learning.
Ability to work with minimal direct oversight, capable of making leaps of intuition for novel solutions. Out of the box thinking is preferred.
Strong communication skills, able to form their own positions and advocate for them.
Proficient collaborating with others in a tight knit team dynamic.
In-depth experience with container technologies (Docker, Podman).
Firm grasp of best practices for software targeting critical production systems.
Understanding of microservice architectures.
Extensive experience with testing code. This would include at a minimum unit and integration testing.
Preferred Qualifications:
US Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or higher.
Knowledge of algorithms & geospatial related math.
Hands on experience with: Rust, Web Assembly (WASM).
Understanding of the following technologies: graphics API.
Knowledge of mutation testing.
Prior experience working with military/USAF.
Experience with USSTRATCOM Nuclear Planning process.
Experience with the use of the Air Vehicle Planning System (APS) for mission planning.
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Original Posting:
October 30, 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead software delivery through the full development lifecycle, including estimation, architecture, coding, and automated testing.
- Own system or application components and serve as a technical lead on complex projects.
- Design, develop, troubleshoot, and enhance scalable, mission-critical software.
- Collaborate with engineers and communicate project progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Promote Agile processes and software engineering best practices, and mentor other engineers as needed.
- Create and maintain design, development, and testing documentation.
Qualifications
- U.S. citizen able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 2+ years; additional experience may substitute for a degree.
- Experience with container technologies such as Docker or Podman.
- Understanding of microservice architectures and production software best practices.
- Experience with unit and integration testing.
- Strong communication, collaboration, independent problem-solving, and learning skills.
- Preferred: active Secret clearance, geospatial or military planning experience, Rust, WebAssembly, graphics APIs, or mutation testing.
Skills mentioned
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
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