Hybrid Senior Software Engineer – Developer Experience, Code Quality

at Leidos

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer – Developer Experience, Code Quality
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $107,900 - $195,050 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Docker, Java, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Reston, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer focused on enhancing developer experience and code quality at Leidos. Driving software reuse, refactoring, and partnerships across projects in government missions.

Responsibilities

• Drive software reuse and refactoring across the sector to reduce duplication and improve code quality
• Establish and maintain software baselines and visibility into code assets across programs
• Define and analyze engineering metrics (e.g., code coverage, complexity, language composition) to guide improvements
• Improve the developer experience through better tools, workflows, and practices
• Partner with teams to standardize and modernize software approaches across programs
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies and approaches, scaling what works

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience
• Strong experience developing software in one or more modern languages (e.g., Java, Python, C++, JavaScript)
• Experience improving code quality through refactoring, testing, and reducing technical debt
• Familiarity with software metrics and analysis tools (e.g., code coverage, complexity, static analysis)
• Must live in the Reston area and be able to commute to the Leidos GHQ office. Flexible to work remote with the ability to commute to the corporate office as needed.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Experience leading or contributing to enterprise-wide code reuse, standardization, or modernization initiatives (preferred)
• Familiarity with developer experience (DevEx) improvements, including tooling, workflows, and platform engineering concepts (preferred)
• Hands-on experience with static analysis, code quality, and security scanning tools (e.g., SonarQube, Fortify, Checkmarx) (preferred)
• Experience working in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerized architectures (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) (preferred)
• Knowledge of multiple programming languages and ability to work across diverse tech stacks (preferred)
• Experience establishing or managing software baselines, inventories, or asset catalogs (preferred)
• Familiarity with open-source frameworks and strategies for evaluating and adopting new technologies (preferred)
• Experience collecting and visualizing engineering metrics (e.g., dashboards, reporting tools) (preferred)
• Background supporting federal or homeland security missions (preferred)
• Active security clearance (preferred)

Benefits

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement