Leidos

AI Native Software Developer

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1 day ago
Reston, VA, USAEntry Level
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Base Salary

$70k - $126k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build microservices supporting the platform’s Sense, Predict, Orchestrate, and Measure model.
  • Integrate real-time ATC, manifest, border-processing, detection, kiosk, and e-Gate data feeds and contribute to the AI Detection Algorithm Marketplace.
  • Build adapters and connectors that normalize diverse source schemas into a canonical event model.
  • Develop features for staffing allocation, lane management, passenger routing, exception management, communications, alerting, reporting, and predictive maintenance.
  • Develop calibrated predictive models and integrate LLM/RAG components for explanations and recommendations without using generative AI for numeric prediction.
  • Implement privacy-by-design and zero-trust controls, including tokenization, scoped access, data minimization, and retention policies.
  • Write tested code, support troubleshooting and performance tuning, and implement unit, integration, contract, end-to-end, replay, and backtesting strategies.
  • Collaborate with systems engineering, product delivery, DevSecOps, and QA teams in an Agile/SAFe environment.

Requirements

  • BS/BA with four years of related experience, a master’s degree with two years of related experience, or four years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
  • U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust investigation.
  • Hands-on microservices experience and proficiency with at least one of Java, Python, or C++.
  • Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools or AI/ML-enabled systems, event-driven or streaming architectures, stream or batch processing, APIs, and distributed systems.
  • Experience enhancing and maintaining existing software while preserving operational stability and navigating complex distributed systems.
  • Preferred qualifications include related border or aviation customer experience, cloud and container technologies, stream processing, machine learning, MLOps, LLM/RAG development, infrastructure as code, privacy and zero-trust engineering, observability, TypeScript/React, and aviation data standards.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement requiring three days per week in the Reston, Virginia office.
  • Role supports government programs and requires Public Trust eligibility and U.S. citizenship.

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About Leidos

10,000+ employees

Leidos builds and operates technology and engineering solutions for defense, intelligence, civil, and health agencies, including systems integration, cyber, enterprise IT, sensors, and healthcare IT. It primarily sells through government contracts and long-term programs, plus managed services and mission software. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos is a Fortune 500 public company on the NYSE; customers include U.S. defense and intelligence agencies and civil bodies such as the FAA.

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