AI-Enabled Microservices Engineer (Hybrid/Remote)

Leidos Inc; United States; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an AI Software Developer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the Leidos Common Baseline. This role focuses on microservices, AI-enabled software and cloud-native tech for national air traffic operations.

You will work in a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment with DevSecOps practices, collaborating across product, architecture and engineering teams to deliver reliable, safety-critical software solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years of relevant experience or a Master's Degree.
• Hands-on experience building and supporting microservices-based systems.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C++, or similar on a Linux-based system).
• Experience or exposure to AI/ML-enabled systems, automation, or intelligent platforms.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Understanding of APIs and distributed system concepts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Successful completion of background investigations as required by the government customer.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain microservices-based applications using modern software engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and engineers in an Agile/SAFe environment.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with systems engineering and program teams to translate requirements into working software solutions.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code following CI/CD and DevSecOps practices.
• Contribute to system design discussions and technical decision-making.
• Integrate services with databases, messaging systems, and external APIs.
• Support troubleshooting, performance tuning, and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with QA, DevOps, and platform teams to ensure reliable delivery.
• Implement modern automated testing strategies, including unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end testing.
• Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, and test creation.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Linux

AI-enabled systems

Agile/SAFe

APIs

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Microservices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Leidos is seeking an AI Software Developer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the Leidos Common Baseline. This role focuses on microservices, AI-enabled software and cloud-native tech for national air traffic operations.

You will work in a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment with DevSecOps practices, collaborating across product, architecture and engineering teams to deliver reliable, safety-critical software solutions.