Leidos backend engineering jobs

Leidos has 115 open backend engineering roles: 14 in Chantilly, 12 in Bethesda and 11 in Fort Meade. 105 of them state the pay; the middle half sits between $122k and $184k a year. 9 were posted in the last 7 days. Roles at Leidos take 27 days to fill at the median.

Read from Leidos's careers boardRebuilt 18 Oct 2026
open backend engineering roles
115
median stated pay
$151k
new in 7 days
9
median time to fill
27 days

Newest backend engineering roles

15 of 115
Software Developer
Salt Lake CityHybrid
$87k–$157kOct 15
$131k–$237kOct 15
$108k–$195kOct 15
Junior Software Engineer
Tucson · Saint LouisOn-site
$70k–$126kOct 15
$131k–$237kOct 14
$131k–$237kOct 14
$108k–$195kOct 14
$108k–$195kOct 13
Junior Software Developer
HuntsvilleOn-site
$58k–$105kOct 13
Principal Hardware Software Engineer
Annapolis JunctionOn-site
$154k–$278kOct 9
$154k–$278kOct 9
Software Engineer Expert
ChantillyOn-site
$131k–$237kOct 8
$48k–$87kOct 8
$131k–$237kOct 8

All open roles at Leidos

Where the roles are

Chantilly 14Bethesda 12Fort Meade 11Huntsville 9Columbia 7Annapolis Junction 7Saint Louis 7Tucson 5Clarksburg 4Canberra 4Arlington 4Ashburn 4

By level

LevelOpen rolesMedian stated pay
Intern2—
Junior14$98k
Mid-level20$122k
Senior41$151k
Staff and principal11$184k
Lead21$184k

Other teams hiring at Leidos

Industrial engineering 311DevOps and infrastructure 149Security 105Operations 95Networking 94Field and service 94Hardware engineering 76Management 72QA and testing 61Data science 43Education 34Customer success 31Analytics 30Product management 29

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Questions

How many backend engineering roles is Leidos hiring for?

Leidos has 115 open backend engineering roles as of 18 Oct 2026, 9 of them posted in the last 7 days.

What does Leidos pay for backend engineering roles?

105 of the 115 roles state the pay. The median of the posted ranges is $151k a year and the middle half sits between $122k and $184k (converted to US dollars).

Where are Leidos's backend engineering roles?

Most are in Chantilly (14), Bethesda (12) and Fort Meade (11). 1 are fully remote.

How long do roles stay open at Leidos?

Half of Leidos's roles are filled or closed within 27 days of being posted, measured on the postings that closed on its own careers board.

Are these roles still open?

Every role is read from Leidos's own careers board and re-checked at least every 48 hours. A role that closes leaves this page at the next nightly rebuild.

Source: Leidos's own careers board, re-checked every 48 hoursUpdated 18 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0