Senior AI-Driven Software Engineer (TS/SCI)

Energy Jobline ZR; Burke (VT); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in the United States is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer / Data Scientist to design and build modern training, education, and mission-support applications for security programs. The role blends AI/ML, data science, and modern software engineering to deliver scalable systems in classified environments.

You will contribute across the full stack, drive production-quality code daily, and collaborate with instructional designers, analysts, and mission stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Data Science, or related field with 8+ years' relevant experience.
• Strong hands-on TypeScript and front-end development experience.
• Experience with React, Next.js, Angular, or Vue.
• Practical data science, analytics, or AI/ML experience.
• Proficiency in Python and data science libraries.
• Experience integrating apps with APIs and backend systems.
• Familiar with AI/ML workflows and tooling.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, automated tests, and Agile methods.
• Ability to design production-ready technical solutions.
• Clearance: active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain modern web-based training and learning applications.
• Build responsive front-end apps using TypeScript and modern frameworks.
• Develop and integrate AI/ML-enabled capabilities into training and operational support systems.
• Apply data science to adaptive learning, user insights, performance analysis, and mission workflows.
• Collaborate with instructional designers and subject matter experts to translate learning objectives into interactive digital experiences.
• Integrate front-end systems with APIs, backend services, AI/ML pipelines, and enterprise platforms.
• Develop reusable UI components, visualizations, and workflows supporting scalable training ecosystems.
• Work with structured and unstructured data sources across enterprise and classified environments.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle including architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
• Support deployment and operationalization of AI/ML capabilities within production systems.
• Utilize modern AI-assisted development workflows and coding agents to accelerate software delivery.
• Apply contemporary engineering practices using AI-powered development tools while maintaining standards for code quality, security, maintainability, and testing.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging developer tooling and agentic engineering capabilities into team workflows.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Angular

Vue

Python

AI/ML

Data Science

CI/CD

Git

Security

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Math/Engineering related

Tools

Node.js

Claude Code

OpenAI Codex

Cursor

OpenCode

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Leidos in the United States is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer / Data Scientist to design and build modern training, education, and mission-support applications for security programs. The role blends AI/ML, data science, and modern software engineering to deliver scalable systems in classified environments.

You will contribute across the full stack, drive production-quality code daily, and collaborate with instructional designers, analysts, and mission stakeholders.