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9d ago

Senior Developer/Product Owner

Leidos Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs, CO

9d ago

$108k - $195k/yr Full time Senior Agile C++

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Job Description

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

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