Application Software Engineer
00100 LEIDOS, INC. · 9340 San Diego CA Non-specific Customer Site
$87,100–$157,450from the description
Jun 30, 2026
9340 San Diego CA Non-specific Customer Site
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack software engineering role focused on building web services, web applications, and persistence layers for cybersecurity and cryptographic key management products serving defense customers. Work takes place within an Agile Scrum team and emphasizes test-driven development, secure coding practices, and continuous integration. Suits mid-level engineers with front-end framework experience and an active Secret clearance.
Mid level · 4+ years · National · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,980 (middle half $105,210–$171,980). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No specific work location is stated in the posting; the CBSA is left blank. The role is within Leidos's National Security Sector, which typically implies on-site work at a cleared facility, consistent with the active Secret clearance requirement.
The degree requirement is effectively None — the posting states 'BS in Computer Science or equivalent' and explicitly notes 'Will consider experience in lieu of a degree.'
DoD 8570 certification (e.g., Security+) is listed as required but with a 90-day grace period after hire; it is still a hard gate for continued employment.
The UI/Development Frameworks requirement lists AngularJS, Ionic, GWT, SmartGWT, Qt, React, and Node.js as interchangeable examples — one skill emitted with the others as alternatives.
Agile/Scrum is listed as required; SAFe and XP are named as acceptable alternatives.
The 4+ years of experience figure is a role-level requirement, not tied to any specific technology, and is captured in total experience. The seniority band is assessed as Mid (4+ years, full-stack delivery on a team) despite the broad pay range, as the posting carries no Senior title or org-wide scope.
FishEye and Crucible (Atlassian code review tools) appear in the Preferred section alongside other CI/DevOps tools; they are subsumed under the broader CI/DevOps tooling context and not emitted as standalone skills given their niche/deprecated status, but hiring managers should be aware they are mentioned.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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