Leidos

Software Development Intern

Leidos  •  $24.05 - $43.48/hr  •  United States (Remote)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Leidos is seeking a university student to join our Orland-based team as a Software Development Intern supporting our application integration efforts. This internship offers an opportunity to work with experienced software engineers, system architects, and data modelers as they design and develop tools and techniques for connecting large enterprise systems. You will gain experience working with industry-standard HR and ERP systems as well as modern, cutting-edge AI/ML toolsets. We welcome applicants from a variety of academic backgrounds who have strong interest or experience developing the software that binds a large organization together. This role emphasizes self-guided research, hands-on prototype development.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Support software development teams in writing, debugging, and analyzing code in a variety of settings (web code, API interfaces, data integration pipelines, test code, and more)
  • Research new tools, techniques, code libraries, etc. to discover what they do, how they are used, and what potential value they may provide the organization
  • Develop prototype applications to demonstrate new technologies

Basic Qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship
  • Actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited university
  • Strong interest in or exposure to software or database development
  • Familiarity with one or more modern programming languages (Python, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Coursework, projects or hands-on experience in areas such as:
    • API Development
    • Data engineering or data wrangling
    • Database scripting (MySQL, PL-SQL, T-SQL, stored procedure development, etc.)
  • Creative problem-solving skills and eagerness to work on exploratory efforts

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:

March 31, 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 $48,100.00 - $86,950.00

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.

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.

Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.

Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.

Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Year Founded
1969
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