Lead Software Engineer

Description

We have a dynamic opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer to lead a Department of Defense software program consisting of both Leidos and non-Leidos staff. The program will consist of local and remote teams and require leading remote teams using agile methodologies tailored to individual projects. Experience in developing programs using multiple program languages in a web environment. Demonstrate experience in leading senior engineers and mentoring junior engineers. Understanding of DOD development and DoD military planning application.

You will be joining an existing team that is successfully delivering for our customers and will employ your talents to continue to solve key problems of international importance. This next chapter includes integrating multiple infrastructure models to produce and operational tool used by combatant commands. Position will be responsible for developing the overarching product vision by interacting with the government customer and CoCOM end users and leading a team of software developers.

This position will be worked from sunny San Diego, California. We offer a collaborative culture and support for your career goals and growth. You must be able to attain a DoD Secret security clearance and ultimately Top Secret clearance.

Primary Responsibilities

You will work with the team, and lead when needed, to ensure successful software development and execution using Agile Scrum software development practices.
The focus in this role is full stack from front-end development to back-end integration of models.
You will lead subcontractor development.
Using industry trending technologies like React and functional programming, you will develop and design new web applications and modify existing applications in Java, SQL, JavaScript, and HTML 5 in a Red Hat Linux environment.
Support definition and decomposition of epics based on technical discussion with the application stakeholders.
Contribute to defining sprint user story content based on understanding of inter-dependencies and prioritization of the backlog.
Analyze capability requirements and collaborate with scrum team members to produce testable implementations.
Collaborate with scrum team members to define required services and implement solutions using these services.
Develop user stories that can be implemented within a 2 to 4-week sprint, breaking them down into discrete tasks as appropriate.
Design, implement, test, and debug capabilities developed as part of user stories defined in the sprint plan.
Maintain design and coding standards and ensure standards are followed in your review of team member pull requests.
Participate in and lead sprint reviews demonstrating your sprint user stories and in sprint planning sessions.
As part of the highly efficient team, you will be interacting with government customer, military and users and other developers consisting university, and other DOD contractors as a unified team.
Learn the application problem domain to lead and contribute to technical discussions for application development to support military analysis of impact of large scale damage to infrastructures.
Interface with the Leidos customer to present our innovative solutions.
Define technical direction and tactical solutions, presenting to subcontractors and customer.

Basic Qualifications

Position requires US citizenship and ability to obtain up to a Top Secret security clearance.
Master’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 15+ years of related, hands-on experience. Experience can be considered in lieu of the Master's Degree.
10+ years leading software engineering teams recommending and developing technical solutions to complex problems.
12+ years of front-end development. Experience using advanced JavaScript (ES6+), ReactJS (V16.8+), typescript, CSS, HTML, and browser development tools (Chrome/React DevTools).
Proficiency with a database design. (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Experience with JavaScript package management and build tools such as npm, Vite, yarn, webpack.
Experience using JavaScript libraries such as React Bootstrap, Material UI, Axios, Moment.js, date-fns.
Experience with web application technologies and APIs.
Experience with geospatial programming.
Experience with Git/Bitbucket, Confluence, and JIRA for source code control, documentation, and ticket tracking.
Experience with Agile development methodologies.
Experience working in virtual machine environments.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Experience presenting solutions to product stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in React/Redux, Node.js; related JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS.
Experience with containerization and deployment of web based applications on DoD networks
Familiarity with geospatial tools.
Prior DoD security clearance or one in progress.
Original Posting Date:
2024-02-23

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:
Pay Range $144,300.00 - $260,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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