nSoftware Engineer / Computer Scientist

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field with 6+ years of backend software development experience; or Master's with 4+ years. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree.\n
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance (active TS preferred).\n
• Demonstrated expertise in C/C++ backend software development, including large-scale, performance-critical applications.\n
• Proven experience with high-performance computing, parallel/distributed processing, and standards such as MPI.\n
• Hands-on experience with GPU/CUDA programming and optimization.\n
• Experience with AI/ML and LLM concepts and algorithms\n
• Strong foundation in advanced mathematics or physics, with the ability to translate theory into functional code.\n
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix development environments.\n
• Familiarity with scientific programming, algorithm implementation, and system-level problem-solving.\n
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.\n
• Excellent written and verbal communication and software documentation skills.\n, * Active Top Secret clearance\n
• Familiarity with Agile development, object-oriented design, and modern software architecture.\n
• Experience with Git, GitLab, MATLAB, and Fortran.\n
• Knowledge of multi-threaded or shared-memory applications.\n

n \nUnleash your curiosity. Solve what others can't.\n At \nLeidos, we're not just writing code-we're decoding the unknown. Our San Diego research and engineering team tackles some of the most complex challenges in national defense using \nadvanced signal processing, ocean remote sensing, and high-performance computing.\n \n We're looking for a \nSoftware Engineer / Computer Scientist who thrives on solving hard problems and pushing the boundaries of performance. You'll join a cross-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers-experts in \nhydrodynamics, physics, acoustics, and signal processing-to build high-impact software that extracts meaning from massive, complex data sets.\n \n If you're driven by innovation, energized by collaboration, and ready to see your algorithms power real-world missions-you belong here.\n \n \nWhat You'll Do\n \n \n

• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to design, implement, and optimize advanced algorithms that power next-generation radar, optical, and infrared sensor systems.\n
• Engineer high-performance backend systems for scientific computing and distributed environments.\n
• Integrate, refactor, and optimize scientific codebases, ensuring scalability and efficiency.\n
• Translate and enhance existing code for GPU/CUDA acceleration and parallel/distributed execution.\n
• Test, document, and evolve complex software in a Linux/Unix environment.\n
• Work in a collaborative environment that values technical rigor, creativity, and growth.\n