lead software development engineer

SAIC

<div>Job ID: T2512339
Location: Broomfield, CO, US
Date Posted: 2026-03-05
Category: Software
Subcategory: SW Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID 
Description
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Job Description: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Product Owner/Lead Software Engineer to lead our software development initiatives and manage product lifecycles. The successful candidate will combine technical expertise with product management skills to deliver innovative software solutions that meet our business objectives and exceed customer expectations.

Program Overview: The Resilient Missile Warning and Missile Tracking (RMWT) Ground Management and Integration (GMI) program will support the management and integration of ground system capabilities for missile tracking satellites. This includes the development of a primary MEO Satellite Operations Center (MSOC) and Ground Entry Points (GEPs) to facilitate the operations of missile tracking satellites.

Key Responsibilities:
<ul>
<li>Act as the primary point of contact for product stakeholders, gathering and prioritizing requirements to ensure alignment with business goals.</li>
<li>Develop and maintain a clear product vision and roadmap, translating strategic objectives into actionable tasks for the development team.</li>
<li>Lead a team of software engineers, providing technical direction, mentorship, and support throughout the development lifecycle.</li>
<li>Collaborate with other departments (e.g., marketing, sales, customer support) to ensure seamless integration of product features and alignment with broader business strategies.</li>
<li>Oversee the design, implementation, and deployment of high-quality software solutions, ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards.</li>
<li>Conduct regular backlog grooming sessions, sprint planning, and retrospectives to ensure continuous improvement and timely delivery of product features.</li>
<li>Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess product performance and identify opportunities for enhancement.</li>
<li>Engage with customers and end-users to gather feedback and insights, incorporating their needs and preferences into the product development process.</li>
<li>Stay updated on emerging technologies, market trends, and competitive landscape to inform product strategy and innovation.</li>
<li>Ensure effective communication and collaboration within the development team, fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous learning.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
﻿<ul><li>
Active TS/SCI clearance.</li><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.</li><li>
Minimum of 9 years of experience in software development, with at least 3 years in a product owner or lead engineering role.</li><li>
Proven experience managing software products through their entire lifecycle, from concept to launch and ongoing support.</li><li>
Strong technical background with proficiency in modern programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript, .NET).</li><li>
Excellent understanding of Agile methodologies and software development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices.</li><li>
Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.</li><li>
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.</li><li>
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.</li><li>
Relevant certifications such as CSPO, CSM, or equivalent are highly desirable.</li></ul>
Preferred Skills:<ul><li>
Experience with cloud-based platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).</li><li>
Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker).</li><li>
Knowledge of UI/UX design principles and practices.</li><li>
Experience in a customer-facing role, with a strong focus on user experience and satisfaction.</li></ul>
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.</div>

Lead Software Engineer Product Owner

Leidos

<div>Description
Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer in our Intel Sector's Cyber &amp; Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!
Job Summary
Leidos is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join a high-impact, multi-agency program serving the United States Space Force (USSF) / Space Systems Command (SSC), the United States Air Force (USAF), and other critical mission stakeholders. The selected individual will play key role in enhancing, testing, and deploying a large-scale Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system to an existing infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in public key infrastructure (PKI) and key management, excels at complex problem solving, and has a strong record of delivering results as part of a high-performing team in a fast-paced Agile Development environment. This position offers a unique opportunity to enhance the resilience and cybersecurity of mission-critical communications that protect our nation.<ul><li>
This position is based near Columbia, Maryland, with possible alternative duty locations in San Diego, California, Englewood, Colorado, or Huntsville, Alabama. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.
</li></ul>Primary Responsibilities:
The Lead Software Engineer will provide hands-on support and leadership to guide development teams and drive the technical execution of a complex software development and integration program. In this role, he/she will architect and implement advanced software solutions while ensuring the codebase remains secure, efficient, and consistently high quality. The ideal candidate will quickly come up to speed with the existing system, establish technical standards and best practices, mentor and guide software engineers through regular code reviews and coaching, and lead the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) through deployment to ensure on-time, in-scope delivery. The Lead Software Engineer will serve as a senior technical resource for debugging and resolving critical production issues and will proactively recommend and implement improvements to both system architecture and development processes.
Responsibilities also include:<ul><li>
Leading and participating in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Program Increment (PI) Planning, and related team events.</li><li>
Analyzing and interpreting complex system requirements to inform software design and implementation.</li><li>
Appling sound software engineering principles to produce code that is modifiable, efficient, reliable, understandable, fault tolerant, and reusable.</li><li>
Providing software process management and control throughout the coding portion of the software development lifecycle.</li><li>
Promoting code reuse and cross-program collaboration by creating common functions and shared actions for developers and testers, reducing maintenance costs.</li><li>
Engineering, authoring, optimizing, and documenting automation scripts in a development environment and deploy them to test and production benches.</li></ul>
Basic Qualifications:<ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline and 12 years of related experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree.</li><li>
Must have at least 10 years of experience leading multiple software development teams while also contributing as a hands-on developer.</li><li>
Must have extensive demonstrated experience with Java.</li><li>
Must have experience or familiarity with multiple Java frameworks: Spring to include Boot and Data, Jackson, Jersey, Swing, JavaFX.</li><li>
Must have experience or familiarity with multiple languages such as Javascript, C/C++, Structured Query Language (SQL).</li><li>
Must have experience with development IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) such as Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Rhapsody, WebStorm.</li><li>
Must have experience with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server.</li><li>
Must have experience with Web Application User Interface Development, knowledge of databases and structures, Spring Framework, and/or experience working with AngularJS, JSON, HTML, XML, XSLT.</li><li>
Must have experience with software source control and configuration management tools.</li><li>
Must have experience developing on Windows operating systems.</li><li>
Must have documented professional experience with web services.</li><li>
Must have a strong understanding of sound software development principles and practices.</li><li>
Must have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships and interface professionally with peers and leadership, including developers, engineers, testers, customer points of contact, and company management.</li></ul>
Clearance Needed:
U.S. Citizenship with an Active or Current TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
Preferred Qualifications:<ul><li>
Experience working with or in military Satellite Communications (SATCOM) organizations such as United States Air Force (USAF), United States Space Force (USSF), or another Agency.</li><li>
Experience working with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)/ key management programs and technologies.</li><li>
Experience with the following: SQL, application servers (Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss), Spring framework, scripting.</li><li>
Certified Scrum Master.</li><li>
Experience or familiarity with multiple of the following technologies: XML/XSD/SOAP/WSDL/XSLT, REST, JSON, YAML, Containers (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift).</li><li>
Experience with Javascript frameworks: AngularJS, Bootstrap, JQuery.</li><li>
Experience with Testing and Mocking frameworks: JUnit, Jupiter, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma, Cucumber, Unified Functional Tester (UFT), Selenium, FITNesse.</li><li>
Experience with build tools: Maven, CMake, RPM, Jenkins, Nexus, NPM.</li><li>
Experience developing on Linux operating systems.</li><li>
Experience with technologies underlying cryptographic systems (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, ASN.1 encoding, XML canonicalization, digital signatures, cryptographic message syntax, etc.).</li><li>
Experience with high level requirements management including requirements decomposition, secure systems engineering and development, trade-off analysis, interface control, and testing and continuous integration.</li><li>
Experience in software development on Agile teams using Agile Developer practices such as Pair Programming, Test Driven Development (TDD), Refactoring, and Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD).</li><li>
Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD).</li><li>
Experience with Secure Software development (i.e., Layer 7 Policy).</li><li>
Experience with the Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, SAFe Agilest Certification, or experience as a member of an Agile team.</li></ul>
At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We look forward to learning more about you &ndash; apply today.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo &mdash; because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 &mdash; and moving faster than anyone else dares.<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Original Posting:</h2>
March 13, 2026 
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.<h2 class="jobSectionHeader"> 
Pay Range:</h2>
Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos&rsquo; name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system &ndash; never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.</div>

Lead Software Engineer

Capital One

<div>Lead Software Engineer
Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Full Stack Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Lead Software Engineer, you&rsquo;ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.
What You&rsquo;ll Do:<ul><li>
Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company</li><li>
Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal &amp; external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community</li><li>
Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment</li><li>
Utilize programming languages like JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services</li></ul>
Basic Qualifications:<ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree</li><li>
At least 4 years of experience in software engineering (Internship experience does not apply)</li><li>
At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)</li></ul>
Preferred Qualifications:<ul><li>
Master's Degree</li><li>
7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go</li><li>
3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service</li><li>
4+ years of experience in open source frameworks</li><li>
1+ years of people management experience</li><li>
2+ years of experience in Agile practices</li></ul>
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer). 
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
Chicago, IL: $179,400 - $204,700 for Lead Software Engineer 

McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Lead Software Engineer 

Richmond, VA: $179,400 - $204,700 for Lead Software Engineer 
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate&rsquo;s offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City&rsquo;s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia&rsquo;s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).</div>

Streamline Healthcare Solutions

<div>Job Description:
About Streamline Healthcare Solutions
Here at Streamline, we strive on building lasting and trusting relationships with our clients, and our employees set the bar.
Streamline&rsquo;s mission is to build innovative technology solutions that empower people who improve behavioral health and quality of life of those in need. We are a high growth technology company that delivers web-based software for healthcare organizations to provide and coordinate all service delivery processes. Streamline has been offering software in the behavioral health marketplace since 2003. Streamline has built and maintains systems for some of the nation&rsquo;s premier behavioral health organizations using the latest web-based technology.
Streamline offers competitive compensation and benefits packages as well as a challenging, yet flexible, work environment that is conducive to collaboration and productivity. A career with Streamline Healthcare Solutions provides opportunities for growth and continued learning in a workplace where individual contribution is valued and recognized. Join us, and advance your career today with a company that is on the cutting edge of the behavioral healthcare technology industry.
Summary of the Lead AI Software Engineer
This senior-level role focuses on designing and delivering AI/ML solutions for the healthcare industry&mdash;spanning LLM-powered applications, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and predictive models. You will co-design AI solutions with the AI Architect and own product-level design and end-to-end implementation (data pipelines, training/fine-tuning, evaluation &amp; guardrails, deployment, and monitoring) within enterprise standards. The role is Azure-first and requires hands-on experience with OpenAI or Anthropic models, Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and strong competence with SQL Server (SSMS) and Visual Studio. A commitment to HIPAA-compliant handling of PHI, Responsible AI, and measurable clinical and business outcomes is essential. Healthcare domain experience&mdash;either clinical or revenue cycle management&mdash;is required.
This position is remote and based in the United States. The salary range is $150,000 - $200,000, DOE. Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Responsibilities of the Lead AI Software Engineer
<ul><li>Co-design AI solutions with the AI Architect and own product-level solutioning and delivery within enterprise AI architecture, standards, and governance.
</li><li>Lead end-to-end implementation for your product/squad:
<ul><li>RAG over EHR/claims/clinical text using embeddings and vector search.
</li><li>Model development and training/fine-tuning (LLMs and classical ML), evaluation frameworks, and guardrails (hallucination reduction, safety, PII/PHI handling).
</li><li>Production deployment with containerization/orchestration, and GPU-aware inference where applicable.
</li></ul></li><li>Establish and operate MLOps: experiment tracking and model registry, CI/CD for ML, canary/A/B testing, and monitoring for latency, accuracy, drift, bias, and cost.
</li><li>Own reliability, security, and cost for your product&rsquo;s AI services: define SLOs, participate in on-call/incident response, manage token/GPU budgets, and optimize prompts, embeddings, caching, and indexing.
</li><li>Build and maintain data pipelines (e.g., Spark/Databricks or equivalent) and ensure robust SQL Server performance and data quality; collaborate with DBAs and data engineers using SSMS.
</li><li>Ensure HIPAA compliance and Responsible AI practices across development and operations; partner with security and compliance to meet policy requirements.
</li><li>Collaborate with product management, domain experts, and compliance to translate requirements into safe, reliable, high-impact AI services.
</li><li>Conduct reviews emphasizing code quality, experiment rigor, reproducibility, and evaluation discipline; mentor engineers and data scientists.
</li><li>Participate in architecture reviews; propose improvements and contribute reusable components (RAG templates, evaluation harnesses) back to the shared AI platform.
</li><li>Leverage Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot to improve developer productivity, code quality, and documentation, aligning with organizational governance.
</li></ul>Education and Experience Requirements for the Lead AI Software Engineer
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Health Informatics, or a related field.
</li><li>Healthcare domain experience: either clinical (e.g., care delivery, clinical documentation, quality) or revenue cycle management (e.g., coding, claims, denials, prior auth).
</li><li>10+ years in software engineering; 5+ years building and shipping ML/AI solutions; 2+ years leading AI/ML initiatives or teams.
</li><li>Azure AI Foundry (Azure AI Studio) knowledge for developing, evaluating, and operationalizing LLM solutions; familiarity with Azure AI resources and deployment patterns.
</li><li>Proficiency with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) for SQL development, performance tuning, and troubleshooting; strong T-SQL fundamentals.
</li><li>Proficiency with Visual Studio and experience integrating AI services into .NET/C# applications or services where needed.
</li><li>Hands-on experience using OpenAI or Anthropic models (e.g., GPT-4.x/4o, Claude 3.x), including prompt engineering, function/tool calling, and evaluation.
</li><li>Experience with Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot in professional workflows (coding assistance, test generation, documentation) with awareness of usage policies and data boundaries.
</li><li>Strong Python and ML ecosystem: PyTorch/TensorFlow, transformers/Hugging Face, embeddings, LLM orchestration (e.g., LangChain or LlamaIndex), and vector databases (e.g., FAISS, Azure AI Search, Pinecone).
</li><li>MLOps: MLflow/W&amp;B (or equivalent), Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD for ML, model registries, monitoring (drift, performance, bias), A/B testing, and rollback strategies.
</li><li>Cloud AI on Azure (preferred): Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Azure ML, Azure Key Vault, with solid understanding of IAM, secrets, and encryption.
</li><li>Demonstrated security, privacy, and compliance competence: HIPAA, PHI/PII handling and de-identification (e.g., Presidio), Responsible AI practices.
</li><li>Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration, including with clinical stakeholders and compliance teams.
</li></ul>Preferred Education and Experience Requirements for the Lead AI Software Engineer
<ul><li>Experience with FHIR and HL7 data standards; clinical NLP (entity extraction, summarization, coding/RCM use cases); and/or medical imaging (DICOM).
</li><li>Databricks (Delta Lake, Spark), Airflow (or similar orchestration), and Azure-native data services (e.g., Data Factory, Synapse).
</li><li>GPU/CUDA experience; inference optimization (quantization, distillation); prompt/token budgeting and caching strategies for LLM workloads.
</li><li>Governance &amp; ethics: model cards, datasheets for datasets, bias/fairness evaluations, and red-teaming.
</li><li>Familiarity with .NET microservices and API design to integrate AI services into enterprise systems. 
</li></ul> 
Streamline Healthcare Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.</div>

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