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Leidos is seeking an Associate Software Engineer in Reston, VA for Summer 2026. This position is full-time, onsite for 3 months.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Come put your Software Engineering skills into action! The Leidos Software Accelerator has openings for talented Software Engineers. The responsibilities for this position include all aspects of the software development

Lifecycle, including automated testing within an Agile and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery model. In this role, you will join a dynamic team 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 fun environment.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 work with the team to develop around them.

• Plan and estimate development tasks and work to improve performance metrics.

• Develop maintainable code that matches specification.

• Use automated testing to leverage 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.

• Work with a team to build software solutions where the solution is not always well defined but always considers the customer first.

Required Qualifications

• Ongoing studies within a Bachelor’s program in Computer Science or similar field with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

• Experience with Object Oriented Programing practices and patterns (Java is preferred, applicants will be tested).

• Experience with JavaScript and JS frameworks such as React.

• Solid understanding of 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.

• Team player who can express and explain their ideas to others.

• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Knowledge of a version control system (e.g., Git).

• Familiarity with CI/CD processes and tools (Jenkins)

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm).

• Familiarity with Containerized applications and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with Enterprise Service Bus Technologies (Kafka).

• Knowledge of Agile Development methodologies.

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:

April 22, 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 $40,300.00 - $72,850.00

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.