Senior Developer/Product Owner

Leidos is seeking a Senior Developer / Product Owner to lead a critical, long-lived system in Colorado Springs. This role blends hands-on coding in Java and C++ with ownership of the technical roadmap for subsystems, guiding architecture modernization while balancing feature delivery with technical debt.

Details

• Location: Colorado Springs, CO (onsite)
• Salary: USD 107,900 - 195,050 per year
• Minimum experience: 8 years
• Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Citizenship/clearance: US Citizen; active DoD Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior individual contributor writing Java and C++ across both legacy and modernized components.
• Analyze source code to characterize system behavior, data flows, and performance characteristics.
• Mentor teammates on design patterns, refactoring approaches, and implementation best practices.
• Lead code reviews with a focus on quality, maintainability, performance, and architectural alignment.
• Develop a deep understanding of the system architecture, including services, middleware, databases, and external interfaces.
• Understand how components are built, deployed, configured, and operated in production environments.
• Own and manage the technical backlog for assigned subsystems.
• Translate mission needs and stakeholder requirements into actionable, technically sound implementation plans.
• Balance feature development, defect resolution, technical debt reduction, and modernization priorities.
• Support refactoring and modularization of legacy Java and C++ applications to improve maintainability and deployment flexibility.
• Contribute to containerization and deployment readiness by identifying required code changes.
• Collaborate closely with development, DevOps, and test teams to resolve technical issues.
• Serve as a bridge between engineering teams and program leadership, ensuring technical realities are clearly communicated.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field with 8+ years of professional software development experience. Additional experience, training, and/or certifications may be considered in lieu of degree requirement.
• US Citizen; currently possessing an active DoD Secret clearance.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Java in enterprise or distributed systems.
• Strong C++ development experience, especially in performance-sensitive or system-level applications.
• Experience working with large, complex, long-lived codebases.
• Ability to analyze unfamiliar code and quickly build system-level understanding.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Technologies

• Java
• C++
• Docker
• Kubernetes

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement