Senior AI Software Developer - Real-Time ATC (Remote)

Via Logic LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Senior AI Software Developer to join the Air Traffic Business Area, contributing to the Leidos Common Baseline. This hybrid role combines real-time, safety-critical AI-enabled software in a scaled Agile environment and requires a U.S.

citizenship with ability to obtain a Public Trust. You will design and implement microservices on cloud-native architectures, collaborating with systems engineering, product delivery, and DevSecOps teams while accelerating development with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s Degree with 6+ years of 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 (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 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.
• 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 automated testing strategies (unit, integration, contract, end-to-end).
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, and test creation.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

8+ years experience

Microservices

Programming in Java/Python/C++

AI/ML-enabled systems

Agile/SAFe

APIs & distributed systems

Public Trust

U.S. citizenship

Background investigations

Education

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

Tools

Git-based version control

CI/CD pipelines

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Leidos seeks a Senior AI Software Developer to join the Air Traffic Business Area, contributing to the Leidos Common Baseline. This hybrid role combines real-time, safety-critical AI-enabled software in a scaled Agile environment and requires a U.S.

citizenship with ability to obtain a Public Trust. You will design and implement microservices on cloud-native architectures, collaborating with systems engineering, product delivery, and DevSecOps teams while accelerating development with