Senior AI Microservices Engineer — Hybrid/Remote

Leidos Inc; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Leidos Inc. is seeking a Senior AISoftware Developer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector. You will design and implement microservices-based solutions in a hybrid cloud, AI-enabled environment, contributing to the Leidos Common Baseline for national air traffic operations.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, a Bachelor's in a technical field, and U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of relevant experience or a Master's Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience building and supporting microservices-based systems.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, Python, C++, or similar on Linux).
• 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.
• Translate requirements into working software solutions with systems engineering and program teams.
• 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 with QA, DevOps, and platform teams to ensure reliable delivery.
• Implement modern automated testing strategies (unit, integration, contract, end-to-end).
• Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, and test creation.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Leidos Inc. is seeking a Senior AISoftware Developer to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector. You will design and implement microservices-based solutions in a hybrid cloud, AI-enabled environment, contributing to the Leidos Common Baseline for national air traffic operations.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, a Bachelor's in a technical field, and U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust.