Software Developer

Description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos’ Defense Systems Automotive Technology Solutions is seeking a Software Developer to join our collaborative team. In this role, you will work with our team of developers, application engineers, and customers to support legacy applications and help transition to modern solutions. You will contribute to the design, development, testing/troubleshooting and delivery of software products.

Leidos ATS has over 30 years of experience providing both software and hardware solutions for various major automotive customers in multiple installations throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. Our customer OEMs depend on our solutions because of the robust and comprehensive nature of our products.

This position does allow the ability to telework, but you may sometimes need to meet with team members in our Walled Lake office or travel to support customers.

Are you ready to make an impact? Share your resume with us today!

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with ATS & our customers to develop, test, deploy, and support current and new software solutions
• Drive an end-to-end technical process, from architecture to implementation, testing, and deployment
• Build and enhance user-facing features and interfaces, as well as backend services and APIs
• Champion automated testing, code quality, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices
• Participate in code reviews, solution documentation, and best practices implementation across the team
• Incorporate user and stakeholder feedback to improve software functionality, usability, and performance
• Identify technical risks and drive solutions that balance efficiency, quality, and maintainability
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or other related field with 2+ yeas of experience or MS degree with less than 2 years.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines
• Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks and techniques, and for debugging/troubleshooting software
• Experience with:
• C++, C#, Rust, Node.js
• JavaScript/Typescript, HTML/CSS, React.js
• SQL, relational databases
• Agile/Scrum environments
• Jira or similar Agile project management tools
• Automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end)
• Software architecture and design decisions
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with automotive communication (CAN, DoIP, etc.)
• Experience with electronic hardware, especially I/O devices, from underlying concepts to basic troubleshooting
• Experience with industrial automation, especially software used to test automobiles during assembly
• Proficiency in a non-English language, especially Spanish, French, or Italian
  
  

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting

March 17, 2026

For U.S. Positions: 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay And Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.