Leidos
Software Engineer III
Reston, Virginia · Mid
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
The bottom of this range ($87,100) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $102,086. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $127,462 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
Employer immigration record
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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation
Green-card follow-through: 64%
Reported a layoff in this occupation
Files H-1B transfers
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About the role
- We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience, consistent with applicable labor-category requirements.
- Minimum four (4) years of progressively responsible software engineering or application development experience.
- Experience with modern source control and software development practices, including Git-based workflows, code reviews, and automated testing.
- Experience working in Agile development environments and participating in iterative planning, backlog refinement, sprint execution, or Kanban delivery.
- Working knowledge of REST APIs, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), authentication and authorization concepts, and common integration patterns.
- Working knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), cloud platforms, containers, automation, or Infrastructure as Code.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting DOJ, OJP, or another Federal digital-service environment.
- Experience with one or more relevant tools or platforms such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, AWS GovCloud, WSO2 API Manager, Git-based repositories, or Linux.
- Familiarity with API management and identity-integration technologies, including SCIM, OAuth 2.0, SAML, Okta, SailPoint, or comparable technologies.
- Familiarity with security scanning, application monitoring, logging, observability, and coordinated vulnerability-remediation workflows.
- Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility, secure software development, Infrastructure as Code, and automated testing practices.
- Relevant training or certifications in API management, Azure DevOps, GitHub, cloud, DevOps, software engineering, or related technologies.
- If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling.
- We're not hiring followers.
Skills
- Investigate and resolve assigned help desk tickets, defects, and technical issues involving Data Integration and DevSecOps products.
Compensation
- Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
- The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
- 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.
- Pay And Benefits
- 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.
Company info
- At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it.
- About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must satisfy the citizenship, residency, background-investigation, and Public Trust requirements applicable to the task order
This listing is sourced directly from Leidos's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.