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Lead Software Engineer

LEIDOS is hiring for Lead Software Engineer in Albuquerque, NM. Senior level, $87k–$157k a year stated. First seen November 12, 2026; open as of November 13, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
LEIDOS
Where
Albuquerque, NM
Level
Senior
Pay stated
$87k–$157k a year
First seen
November 12, 2026
Listed via
Workday

What the posting says

Leidos’ Defense Sector – Directed Energy Division in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive software development for a variety of electro-mechanical-optical experiments on an applied R&D contract. You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with Government researchers on hands-on experiments primarily in a laboratory. As a lead engineer on the team, you will own significant parts of the software behind testbed control, data acquisition, and optical tracking, and help guide the work of junior engineers. Primary Responsibilities - Lead the design,…

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