Leidos
Mid-Level Full Stack Software Engineer
Alexandria, 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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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.
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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation
Green-card follow-through: 62%
Reported a layoff in this occupation
Files H-1B transfers
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About the role
- Position may be performed in the following locations below.
- Please note Gaithersburg, MD is the program's primary work location. • Gaithersburg, MD • Alexandria, VA • Chantilly, VA • Englewood, CO • St.
- We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy software solutions that support our customer's GEOINT mission.
- Build and maintain secure, containerized applications using technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
- Develop RESTful APIs and user-facing interfaces with modern tools (e.g., React, Node.js, Flask or Sprint Boot).
- Collaborate with mission users and product managers to refine requirements and improve user experience.
- Support DevSecOps pipelines and ensure code meets security and accreditation standards.
Requirements
- US citizenship is required per contract.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience.
- Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.
- Proficiency with the following
- Proficiency with the following technologies:
Nice to have
- Frontend Web Development: UI/UX
- NoSQL Database: OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
- Multi-cloud architectures: AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, and Oracle.
- Specific AWS Services: S3, SQS, SNS, EC2, CloudFormation and RDS.
- Experience working on a customer contract or in the Intelligence Community (IC).
- Familiarity with geospatial tools and standards:
- Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Certifications such as AWS Certified Developer, Security+, SAFe Practitioner or similar.
Skills
- Web: HTML, CSS, JSON, Ajax, and REST APIs
- Object-oriented Programming: Python, Java, or JavaScript
- Advanced Programming: Go
- Front-end and Back-end Frameworks: React, Angular, Vue.js, jQuery, Spring Boot, Django, Node.js, Flask, or Svelte
- Cloud Development: AWS, Azure, or similar cloud platforms
- Relational Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server
- Operating System: Windows, Linux
- Version Control System: Git
- Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins) and agile collaboration tools (JIRA, Confluence).
- Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS (C2S or GovCloud) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Understanding of secure coding practices and government system accreditation processes (e.g., RMF, STIGs)
- Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new programming languages, tools, frameworks, and techniques.
Compensation
- Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
Company info
- At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it.
Visa & Work Authorization
- US citizenship is required per contract
This listing is sourced directly from Leidos's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.