Senior Developer/Product Owner
Company: Leidos
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Position: Senior Developer / Product Owner Location: Colorado
Springs, CO At Leidos, we tackle complex challenges that matter.
Our teams deliver innovative, mission-driven solutions powered by
diverse talent, technical excellence, and a shared commitment to
doing what’s right—for our customers, our people, and our world. If
you thrive at the intersection of deep technical work and strategic
influence, this role offers the chance to shape the future of a
major mission-critical system. Your Next Career Challenge We’re
seeking a Senior Developer / Product Owner with strong hands-on
experience in Java and C++ to support a large, long-lived system
that blends legacy components with modernized services. This role
is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys diving into complex
codebases, understanding systems end-to-end, and using that insight
to drive architecture, modernization, and technical direction.
You’ll remain deeply engaged in design and development while owning
the technical roadmap for key subsystems. This position reports
directly to the Chief Engineer . Key Responsibilities: Technical
Leadership & Development Serve as a senior individual contributor
working directly in Java and C++ codebases across legacy and
modernized components. Analyze code to understand system behavior,
data flow, and performance characteristics. Provide mentorship on
design patterns, refactoring strategies, and implementation best
practices. Conduct code reviews focused on quality,
maintainability, performance, and architectural alignment.
Technical Product Ownership 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 efforts by
identifying required code changes. Collaborate closely with
development, DevOps, and test teams to resolve technical issues.
Act as a bridge between engineering teams and program leadership,
ensuring technical realities are clearly communicated and
understood. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in computer
science, software engineering, or related discipline 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.
Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in computer science,
software engineering, or related discipline with 6 years of
professional software development experience. Experience as a
technical lead, lead engineer, or technical product owner.
Background in refactoring or modernizing legacy Java and C++
systems. Familiarity with containerization and CI/CD pipelines
(e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). Experience with distributed systems,
messaging frameworks, or service-oriented architecture. Prior work
supporting defense, aerospace, or other mission-critical
environments. What Success Looks Like You can clearly articulate
how major Java and C++ components interact, where risks exist, and
what changes are feasible. Development teams trust your judgment
because you understand the code—not just the roadmap. Stakeholders
rely on you to translate mission needs into realistic, technically
grounded plans. The system becomes more understandable,
maintainable, and adaptable under your guidance. If you're looking
for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and
outpace the status quo — 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 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original
Posting: February 20, 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. Pay Range: Pay Range $107,900.00 -
$195,050.00 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.
Keywords: Leidos, Broomfield , Senior Developer/Product Owner, IT / Software / Systems , Colorado Springs, Colorado
