Backend Software Engineer

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Description

If you’ve spent the last few years building your expertise in backend engineering, Java or Python development, and mission‑driven systems, and you’re ready for work th actually moves the needle, this is the kind of opportunity cleared engineers pursue when they want real impact. If you take pride in your craft, write your own résumé, and deliver results th senior leaders actually see, you’ll thrive here.

We’re hiring a Backend Software Engineer to support a high‑visibility applicion relied on across the organizion for da analysis, reporting, and operional decision‑making. You’ll design and build scalable backend services, develop RESTful APIs, integre complex da sources, and ensure system reliability and performance in a Linux‑based environment.

Our primary development team operes out of Gaithersburg, MD, but we also support onsite engineers in Alexandria, VA; Chantilly, VA; Aurora, CO; St. Louis, MO; and Tucson, AZ, giving top talent multiple phs to join the mission.

And while the requisition requirements may seem standard fair, the position is not; as it will join a high performing team th is changing the way digital engineering and mission operions intelligence is enabled for our customer. 

Why This Role Stands Out

• High Impact: Your services power a widely used applicion th drives real‑time decisions

• High Visibility: Collabore directly with engineering teams and mission stakeholders

• Career Growth: Deepen your expertise in backend architecture, API design, and scalable systems

• Challenging Work: Build and optimize complex backend feures

Key Responsibilities

• Backend Development: Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services using Java or Python

• REST API Development: Design and implement RESTful services to support applicion functionality and integrions

• Object-Oriented Design: Apply strong object-oriented design principles to build scalable and maintainable systems

• Dabase Development: Write and optimize SQL queries to support applicion functionality and performance

• Da Source Integrion Coordinion: Coordine with external teams to understand da sources, interfaces, and access pterns, and transle requirements into backend integrions

• System Design Contribution: Participe in technical design discussions and contribute to backend architecture decisions

• Linux Environments: Develop, deploy, and troubleshoot applicions within Linux-based environments

• System Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues across applicion and dabase layers

• Code Quality & Best Practices: Participe in code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards

Basic Qualificions

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a reled field with 8–12 years of experience; or a Master’s degree with 6–10 years of experience

• U.S. Citizenship

• Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph

• Strong professional experience developing backend applicions in Java or Python

• Proven ability to design and develop RESTful APIs th support scalable applicion functionality

• Solid SQL experience, including writing and optimizing queries across relional dabases

• Confident working in Linux‑based environments

• Ability to work independently and drive solutions to moderely complex and complex technical challenges

Preferred Qualificions

• Experience with Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestrion technologies

• Experience with geospial da and querying (e.g., PostGIS)

• Experience with Spring Boot, Django, or similar backend frameworks

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, etc.)

• Familiarity with containerizion (Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes)

• Exposure to cloud environments (AWS or Azure)

• Experience working in Agile development environments

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If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus 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 step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Da

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-reled informion during any part of the employment applicion process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communice with you through emails th are genered by the Leidos.com automed system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos th asks for payment-reled informion or any other personal informion (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediely by emailing us LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discriminion

All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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