Mid-level Software Engineer (Transportation/Computer Vision)

Leidos

$87K — $157K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering with at least 4 years experience in object-oriented software development or a Master's degree with 2 years experience
  • Familiarity with manual memory management in languages like C/C++
  • Experience with Git and Docker
  • Proficiency in software quality techniques and practices, including automated testing and CI/CD pipelines
  • Understanding of mathematical fundamentals including geometry, linear algebra, probability, and statistics

Responsibilities

  • Analyze existing ITS software systems for architecture redesign
  • Contribute to best practices for software development and lead knowledge sharing
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess project feasibility
  • Lead execution of technical projects and manage unplanned challenges
  • Interact directly with customer representatives to facilitate communication
  • Develop research prototypes and proof-of-concept applications for ITS
  • Shape open-source software processes and evaluate third-party contributions

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the forefront of transportation technology
  • Collaborative laboratory environment encouraging fast-paced innovation
  • Engagement in meaningful research that supports national transportation goals
  • Access to professional development and learning opportunities
  • Potential involvement in a variety of emerging technologies
Full Job Description
To promote these efforts, Leidos is looking for an onsite Mid-levelSoftware Engineer (Must have at least a minimum of 1-2 years of experience with C++) to join our team!

CANDIDATE MUST:

be able to work onsite full time in McLean, VA AND have the Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance (which includes current three years of immediate residency in the US).

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Analyze and assess the team's existing ITS software systems to understand their architecture, and how they can be redesigned into more modular, scalable, and maintainable components.
  • Contribute to internal best practices for software development and lead knowledge sharing to support adoption across development teams.
  • Work with cross-functional internal team to determine technical feasibility of projects, breakdown project goals into software development tasks, and assist with overall effort and timeline estimation of planned work.
  • Lead the execution of planned technical work, including design work, addressing unplanned technical challenges, and being responsive to changes in customer needs.
  • Directly interact with on-site customer representatives and external stakeholders to communicate across technical disciplines as needed throughout a project's life cycle.
  • Lead development for research prototypes and proof-of-concepts for various intelligent transportation systems (ITS) applications across a variety of ITS devices, including infrastructure, vehicle, and cloud systems.
  • Participate in and help shape our open-source software process, triaging and addressing issues reported by external users and evaluating 3rd party code contributions.
  • Identify, document, and formulate approaches to addressing areas of technical debt.
  • Conduct hands-on test events and demonstrations, on-site at TFHRC and off-site at test facilities.


Minimal Qualifications:
  • A Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering with a minimum of 4+ years of professional experience in object-oriented software development, or a Master's degree with at least 2 years of professional experience in object-oriented software development.
  • MUST have a minimum of 1-2 years of hands-on experience and familiarity with manual memory management in C++ and preferably experience with other programming languages (i.e., C, Java, or Python).
  • Experience with Git.
  • Experience with Docker (including docker-compose).
  • Experience developing in an Agile framework using toolsets such as JIRA and Confluence.
  • Proficiency in software quality techniques and practices (automated unit testing, test-driven design/development, CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, static code analysis tools, etc.).
  • Interest and motivation to develop software to answer valuable research questions to advance transportation technology. (R&D environment)
  • Understanding of mathematical fundamentals, including geometry, linear algebra, probability, graph theory, set theory, and statistics.
  • Experience in developing solutions to open-ended research questions and developing novel approaches to solving problems.
  • Strong ability and interest to learn new problem domains, new skills, algorithms, and concepts.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • This position involves working directly with customers, so candidates need to be approachable and responsive to their needs. The ideal individual should possess strong communication skills and a willingness to assist customers effectively, ensuring a positive experience in every interaction.
  • Strong preference for experience with transportation programs
  • Experience with Linux build systems and package management systems.
  • Experience with Kafka or similar message broker systems.
  • Experience with Robot Operating System (ROS).
  • Experience with user interface (UI) and/or front-end development.
  • Familiarity with distributed computing and cloud computing concepts.
  • Familiarity with one or more robotics concepts such as localization, path planning, perception, or sensor fusion.
  • Familiarity with simulation environments such as SUMO or CARLA, or other simulators built in Unreal or Unity.
  • Familiarity with existing CDA infrastructure standards and/or hardware such as those from SAE or IEEE.
  • Experience in a fast-paced dynamic R&D environment.
  • Experience as software engineering team lead.

Anticipated Salary range for this role is $95-$120k

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:
Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

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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