Remote AI Software Engineer — Microservices & SAFe

Leidos; United States; Remote; 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, focusing on the Leidos Common Baseline. You will design and implement microservices-based applications in an Agile/SAFe environment, leveraging AI-enabled or data-driven systems and modern cloud-native tech.

This 100% remote role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and the ability to obtain a favorable Public Trust.

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 (Claude-Code), 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

Microservices

Agile/SAFe

CI/CD

DevSecOps

APIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Git

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Leidos is seeking an AI Software Developer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, focusing on the Leidos Common Baseline. You will design and implement microservices-based applications in an Agile/SAFe environment, leveraging AI-enabled or data-driven systems and modern cloud-native tech.

This 100% remote role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and the ability to obtain a favorable Public Trust.