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Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
Principal Rust Software Engineer, Analytics – R&D
Location
Alabama
Posted
80 days ago
Salary
$131.3K - $237.4K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Rust Software Engineer, Analytics – R&D
Leidos
• Serve as a technical thought leader in systems programming, analytics, and modern software development practices. • Design and develop high-performance applications in Rust, emphasizing safety, concurrency, and efficiency. • Architect and implement data pipelines, analytics frameworks, and real-time processing systems to support R&D and product initiatives. • Leverage open-source and commercial tools to build scalable, modular, and reusable software components. • Apply software engineering best practices to ensure integration across infrastructure, applications, and data systems. • Collaborate within Agile teams, participating in daily scrums and frequent technical exchanges. • Troubleshoot and resolve complex system, performance, and data challenges. • Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks across research and product development efforts. • Rapidly prototype and iterate on new ideas, transitioning successful concepts into production-grade solutions.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant technical experience in software engineering, systems engineering, data science, or related fields (additional years experience may substitute for degree).
- Strong experience developing in Rust (or equivalent systems languages such as C++ with willingness to transition).
- Experience building data-intensive applications, analytics platforms, or distributed systems.
- Proficiency with modern software development practices, including CI/CD and Agile methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and bring structure to ambiguous or unstructured data challenges.
- Experience with data processing, analytics, or machine learning frameworks (e.g., Python ecosystem, Spark, or similar).
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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