High-Performance Software Engineer — CUDA & AI for Defense

Leidos

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 87,100 - 157,450

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Leidos in San Diego seeks a Software Engineer / Computer Scientist to design, implement, and optimize algorithms for radar, optical, and infrared sensor systems. You will develop high‑performance backend software for scientific computing in Linux/Unix environments, working with a cross‑discipline team of scientists and engineers.

You’ll translate theory into practical code, applying MPI, parallel processing, and GPU acceleration.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field with 6+ years of backend software development experience; or Master’s with 4+ years.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with scientists and engineers to design, implement, and optimize advanced algorithms that power next‑generation radar, optical, and infrared sensor systems.
Engineer high‑performance backend systems for scientific computing and distributed environments.
Integrate, refactor, and optimize scientific codebases, ensuring scalability and efficiency.
Translate and enhance existing code for GPU/CUDA acceleration and parallel/distributed execution.
Test, document, and evolve complex software in a Linux/Unix environment.
Work in a collaborative environment that values technical rigor, creativity, and growth.