Full-time

Software Engineer

Posted by Leidos • Arlington, VA, United States

📍 Arlington, VA 🕒 February 27, 2026

About the Role

**Description**

We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join our team in developing unmanned and autonomous ships for the US Government. The candidate will help design, code, and test software as part of a Scrum team in Arlington, VA, and will assist in coaching and mentoring junior and mid-level developers. Joining other senior developers, the candidate will help to guide projects of significant national importance. Our team of over thirty developers supports a variety of projects, making existing ships operate autonomously as well as working to support new ships through development within design, build, and test phases. Our software handles ship automation, autonomous navigation, sensor processing, and communications. The team also develops simulations to be used for verification and software testing.

**Primary Responsibilities**

+ Design, develop, and debug mission critical software source code.
+ Participate in the full software develop...

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