Lead Software Engineer
LeidosRushmoor, England, United Kingdom
Posted May 7, 2026
61500 - 78800 GBP
Full Time
About the Company
Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services.
Job Description
Lead Software Engineer role at Leidos, UK, with a salary range of Ā£61,500-Ā£78,800. The role involves providing technical leadership, guiding implementation, and making sound engineering decisions. The successful candidate will have extensive software engineering experience, including Java, API design, and Relational Databases.
Requirements
- Extensive software engineering experience
- Substantial hands-on delivery using Java
- API design and implementation
- Proven experience operating as a technical leader
- Strong understanding of design patterns and a solid, structured approach to software development
- Strong understanding of git/Bitbucket branching strategies on large projects with moderately sized teams contributing
- Familiarity with Relational Databases (PostgresSQL), SQL and JDBC
- Demonstrated experience writing unit and integration tests as a normal part of delivery
- Familiarity with Agile software development processes and working within iterative delivery models
- Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite (e.g. Jira, Bitbucket, Bamboo)
- Experience ensuring compliance with code review standards, quality gates, CI/CD pipelines, and security scanning processes
Benefits
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- 33 days Annual Leave
- Flexi-Time Working
- Access to Flexible benefits
- Flexible work arrangements