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August 10, 2026
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Software Engineer (SWE-2)

Fort Meade, MD
Full-time
Onsite
$70K/yr - $126K/yr
Entry Level
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 Software Engineer to create custom analytics for the Joint Cyber Weapons program, supporting the United States Marine Corps by developing software products to exploit vulnerabilities of adversary technology.
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Responsibilities

  • Work directly with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command (MFCC), the Cyber Mission Force (CMF), as well as software engineers to solve the most demanding strategic problems; perform end-to-end software engineering to develop, integrate, test, and deploy tools and tradecraft into the customer’s corporate architecture
  • Strong development experience with multiple programming languages (C, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, Bash/Bourne/C Shell, Rust and Assembly). Candidate will have demonstrated experience writing, testing and refining code with the various programming languages. Demonstrated knowledge with various operating systems (Windows, Linux/Unix, Android, and iOS). Experience with establishing and maintaining CI/CD mechanisms in accordance with industry best practices. Experience with software planning; defining project scope, goals and timelines

Qualification

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline plus two (2) to four (4) years of relevant software development experience
  • Must possess an active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph to be considered for this role
  • Strong development experience with multiple programming languages (C, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, Bash/Bourne/C Shell, Rust and Assembly)
  • Demonstrated experience writing, testing and refining code with the various programming languages
  • Demonstrated knowledge with various operating systems (Windows, Linux/Unix, Android, and iOS)
  • Experience with establishing and maintaining CI/CD mechanisms in accordance with industry best practices
  • Experience with software planning; defining project scope, goals and timelines

Preferred

  • Experience with development tools such as Visual Studio and Git
  • Additional experience with Cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
  • Be familiar with and capable of learning various development tools, to include but not limited to Gnu Debugger (GDB), Valgrind, Low Level Debugger (LLDB), Interactive Disassembler (IDA) Pro, Ghidra, SCons

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off
  • 11 paid Holidays
  • 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
  • Technical Upskilling
  • Education and Training Support
  • Parental Paid Leave
  • Competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
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