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Leidos
Posted 158 days agoVerified live 2d ago

Software Engineer - Junior Level

Brief overview

Clarksburg, WVIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$58k–$105k/yrStated range
263 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
55 green cardsCertified filings
Clearance requiredU.S. government
JavaJavaScriptSpring BootRelational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)Agile project management (Jira, Confluence)Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)Version control (Git)Software architecture and design patternsSystem scalabilityFrontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue)RESTful APIs and microservicesAutomated testing (end-to-end, regression, integration)HibernateCI/CD pipelines (GitLab)Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)Python

About the company

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A global technology and defense contractor delivering innovative solutions for national security and health.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

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263H-1B approved
98%approval rate
76new H-1B hires
55PERM certified
$139,285median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
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LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
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Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
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Job description

Summary

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. They are seeking a Junior-Level Software Engineer to design, build, test, and maintain scalable software systems, focusing on both front-end and back-end services while collaborating with the development team.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for writing and maintaining source code, creating and maintaining software applications and applying frameworks involved in a software release
  • Duties include computer programming, documenting, managing configuration, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications and frameworks involved in a software release life cycle and resulting in a software product
  • Expertise in one or more programming language is required
  • Works on day-to-day objectives with limited impact beyond the scope of own work area/ project team. Works under supervision on less complex projects/ assignments
  • Solves simple, routine technical problems following established procedures and policies. Develops products, solutions, processes using basic principles, theories and concepts within own technical specialty
  • Communicates with peers to explain facts, basic analysis, processes and practices related to area

Skills

  • Typically requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, related field, or prior relevant, equivalent experience in software development and up to 2 years of relevant experience
  • Must hold an active Secret security clearance
  • Expertise in front end web application development in one or more programming languages is required
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Spring Boot
  • Knowledge of working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Experience with Agile project management software such as Jira, Confluence, etc
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with version control systems such as Git
  • Knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and system scalability
  • Experience with frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)
  • Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices interfaces
  • Automated testing experience in end-to-end testing, regression testing, integration testing, etc
  • Spring Boot
  • Hibernate
  • Hibernate using native queries
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Gitlab
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (Hashicorp Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
  • Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Elastic Search)
  • A working knowledge and experience with the following are preferred as they will be used to complete Software Engineering tasks: SAFe 6, EDB Postgres, an IDE such as Eclipse or IntelliJ, Git, Python, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Argo, Docker, Red Hat Linux, SQL Developer, Jira, Bitbucket, OpenShift, SmartBear ReadyAPI, SoapUI, LoadUi, Java, Spring, Maven/Gradle, ActiveVOS, Camel, NEIM XML, EBTS, SecDevOps

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Typically requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, related field, or prior relevant, equivalent experience in software development and up to 2 years of relevant experience
  • Must hold an active Secret security clearance
  • Expertise in front end web application development in one or more programming languages is required
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Spring Boot
  • Knowledge of working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Experience with Agile project management software such as Jira, Confluence, etc
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with version control systems such as Git
  • Knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and system scalability

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)
  • Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices interfaces
  • Automated testing experience in end-to-end testing, regression testing, integration testing, etc
  • Spring Boot
  • Hibernate
  • Hibernate using native queries
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Gitlab
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (Hashicorp Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
  • Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Elastic Search)
  • A working knowledge and experience with the following are preferred as they will be used to complete Software Engineering tasks: SAFe 6, EDB Postgres, an IDE such as Eclipse or IntelliJ, Git, Python, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Argo, Docker, Red Hat Linux, SQL Developer, Jira, Bitbucket, OpenShift, SmartBear ReadyAPI, SoapUI, LoadUi, Java, Spring, Maven/Gradle, ActiveVOS, Camel, NEIM XML, EBTS, SecDevOps

Benefits

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

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