Leidos

Java Software Engineer

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4 days ago
San Diego, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$70k - $126k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain Java backend services, APIs, integrations, and persistence-layer components.
  • Develop and maintain full-stack web applications, including user-interface components and web services.
  • Translate user stories, acceptance criteria, system engineering artifacts, and technical requirements into secure, maintainable, and testable software.
  • Apply secure software-development principles, clean-code practices, automated testing, and configuration-management processes.
  • Support software integration, troubleshooting, defect resolution, and deployment across development, integration, test, and operational environments.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, information assurance, quality assurance, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and customer teams.
  • Participate in Scrum ceremonies, peer reviews, technical discussions, testing, documentation, and code-quality efforts.
  • Support software development and deployment across on-premises, cloud-hosted, and containerized hybrid environments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a relevant degree and 2–4 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Active Secret security clearance.
  • Knowledge of Git or other configuration-management tools.
  • Familiarity with Spring Framework, Spring Boot, or comparable application-development frameworks.
  • Interest in cybersecurity protocols and secure communications.
  • Experience with Scrum or other Agile environments.
  • DoD 8570-approved security certification, such as Security+, required within 90 days after hire.
  • Desired qualifications include Java Swing, TLS, HTTPS, Maven, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST, SOAP, AWS, CI and code-quality tools, web servers, databases, cloud environments, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, and AI/LLM/agent-assisted development.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits include paid time off, 11 paid holidays, a 401(k) with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, flexible schedules, discounted stock purchase plans, technical upskilling, education and training support, and paid parental leave.
  • Onsite position in Point Loma, San Diego, California.
  • 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Tech Stack

AnsibleApache AntAWSAzureCSSGitGradleHTMLJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJUnitKubernetesMavenMicrosoft SQL ServerMySQLPostgreSQLSOAPSonarQubeSpring BootSQLiteTerraform
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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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