Senior Software Engineer

Job ID: 2617751
Location: San Diego, CA, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-08
Category: Software
Subcategory: SW Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is looking for a Senior Software Engineer for a position located in San Diego, CA. The candidate will be required to have a high level experience in JavaScript, React, Linux (RHEL), and has a strong background in Web Experience. This role requires you to have an ACTIVE SECRET clearance to start.
*This will be an ON-SITE role with expected travel up to 10% throughout the year.*
JOB DUTIES:

• The candidate shall perform software engineering design and development activities to produce reliable, modular, and secure software components.
• The work will include development of software on a RHEL OS platform.
• This will include software development with custom C++ based applications, X windows-based applications, and web-based middleware.
• Development will consist of application writing and policy for security accreditations.

Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
Education and Experience:

• Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience
• Linux (RHEL) familiarity.
• Front-end technology experience: JavaScript, React, CSS3 and HTML5 and third-party libraries such as React Js, Angular, jQuery and LESS.
• Strong Web experience.
• Industry experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale systems in production.
• Experience working with Nginx or Apache servers with a solid background in Linux.
• Familiarity with DBMS technology, including PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB and MySQL.
• Basic design ability: Including knowledge of UI/UX and basic prototype design.
• Excellent understanding of low-level operating systems concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage, performance, and scale.
• Ability to visualize a proposed system and be able to build it.

Clearance :

• Must have an Active Secret Clearance to start.
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret Clearance after start.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience with C++.
• Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .