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Junior Software Engineer

📍 Location
Arlington
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
May 30, 2026

About the Role

**Description**

The Defense Sector at Leidos is currently seeking a **Junior Software Engineer** with 2+ years of professional experience to join a collaborative, product-focused engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, testing, and delivery of software products written primarily in Java, Rust and JavaScript. You will work within an Agile development environment, partnering closely with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software that meets user needs.

This position does allow the ability to telework, but the chosen candidate must be within a reasonable driving distance to either Arlington, VA or Alexandria, VA. In addition, the chosen candidate must be able to be on site when asked.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

+ Design, develop, and maintain software components and services using Java, Rust, and JavaScript
+ Build and enhance user-facing features using React
+ ...

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