AI-First Microservices Engineer for ATC Hybrid/Remote

Leidos; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); 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. You will design and implement microservices-based software in a SAFe/Agile setting, contributing to the L-CAP platform and AI-enabled systems for national air traffic operations.

The role emphasizes modern cloud-native, distributed services with performance and reliability in mind. Hybrid work options apply with on-site and remote components, and U.S.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java or C++ with production software experience.
• Experience designing microservices-based applications.
• Strong RESTful API design and distributed systems knowledge.
• Proficiency with CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust; U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop microservices that form the backbone of the L-CAP automation platform
• Collaborate with architects to translate system designs into robust, scalable implementations
• Implement RESTful APIs and event-driven integrations within a hybrid cloud data mesh architecture
• Integrate with relational and NoSQL databases, ensuring data consistency and performance
• Perform performance tuning and optimization of services in distributed environments
• Conduct and lead code reviews, enforcing coding standards and best practices
• Mentor junior developers, guiding their growth
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across services, APIs, and infrastructure
• Contribute to technical documentation including design docs, API specs, runbooks
• Participate in SAFe/Agile ceremonies and PI planning/backlog refinement
• Perform performance engineering including profiling and latency analysis
• Maintain interface stability and backward compatibility when modernizing software
• Modernize legacy ATC functions into cloud-native service implementations
• Adopt AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices

Skills

Java

C++

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Git

Agile SAFe

Education

Bachelor’s or equivalent in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Leidos is seeking an AI Software Developer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector. You will design and implement microservices-based software in a SAFe/Agile setting, contributing to the L-CAP platform and AI-enabled systems for national air traffic operations.

The role emphasizes modern cloud-native, distributed services with performance and reliability in mind. Hybrid work options apply with on-site and remote components, and U.S.