Full Stack Developer

Leidos Holding$131K — $237K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA degree with 12 years of experience, or a Master's with 10 years, or 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
  • Ability to pass a CBP Background Investigation before starting
  • Must be a US citizen
  • Experience with Agile Scrum methodology in a SecDevOps environment
  • 3+ years developing or migrating cloud-ready applications
  • 2+ years of experience with JAVA, JSF, JavaScript, Spring, or automated testing tools
  • Proficient in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and object model use

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate to architect, design, build, and enhance scalable real-time systems
  • Evaluate and recommend design options aligned with customer objectives
  • Lead projects through the full software development lifecycle
  • Perform scope and work estimation for projects
  • Code and conduct unit testing of new applications
  • Integrate microservices and RESTful APIs into products
  • Work with containerized applications, specifically using Konvoy

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on mission-critical programs for the Department of Homeland Security
  • Collaborative and hands-on work environment
  • Engagement in cutting-edge technologies and methodologies
  • Professional development opportunities in Agile and cloud applications
  • Networking potential with government agencies and contractors
Full Job Description
The Homeland Sector within Leidos is seeking a Full Stack Developer with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support a complex program to provide Agile development and operations and maintenance for critical systems on a mission-critical program supporting the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD) within Customs and Border Protection (CBP). PSPD supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP critical missions, specifically screening and processing travelers at the ports of entry (POEs) into the United States.

In this hands-on position, you will work collaboratively to architect, design, build, deliver, and enhance highly available, scalable, real-time systems. You will exercise your judgment in determining and recommending the best designs based on customer business objectives, timelines, and other resource constraints. You will participate in and/or direct major deliverable of projects through all aspects of the software development life cycle including scope and work estimation, architecture and design, coding, and unit testing.

**This position REQUIRES the candidate to be in Ashburn, VA, twice a week**

Basic Qualifications:
  • BS/BA degree and 12 years of related experience or Master's with 10 years of related experience; OR 4 years of related experience in lieu of degree
  • Must be able to maintain and obtain a CBP Background Investigation prior to start
  • Must be a US citizen
  • Experience with Agile Scrum methodology and working in a SecDevOps environment
  • Experience working with containerized applications preferably utilizing Konvoy
  • 3+ years' experience developing cloud ready applications and/or experience migrating applications to the cloud.
  • 2+ years of experience in one of the following: JAVA, JSF, JavaScript, Spring, Automated test tools such as Selenium.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in at least 2 of the following: React, Angular, Redux, HTML, CSS, JSX, bootstrap, ES6, Redux, JWT, JSON, Babel, Webpack, Axios, NPM, Node.
  • Proficient in JAVA, JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
  • Thorough understanding of React and Angular and its core principles
  • 2+ years experience with Microservices/RESTful APIs
  • Expertise with Axios framework to work with rest services.
  • Hands on experience with HTML/CSS/Bootstrap
  • Hands on experience of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token (JWT)


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Hands on working experience with Redux Store for session management.
  • Hands on experience with more current specifications of EcmaScript (ES6)
  • Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, Node etc.
  • A knack for benchmarking and optimization is plus.
  • AWS Developer or Solutions Architect certifications
  • Active Full CBP BI
  • Experience with Google Cloud

Original Posting:
July 16, 2026

Pay Range:
Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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