Software Developer Jobs in Maryland
Software Developer jobs in Maryland are concentrated in the Baltimore metro, the Washington D.C. suburbs of Montgomery and Prince George's counties, and the Annapolis technology corridor, where cloud engineering, cybersecurity software, and defense systems development see the most consistent demand. Large established employers including Northrop Grumman, Leidos, and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory anchor much of the hiring across seniority levels from junior developers to principal engineers. The market draws heavily from federal contracting and biomedical informatics, giving Maryland a distinct industry profile compared with other mid-Atlantic states. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Description
Leidos is seeking a Junior Software Engineer, who will be a member of a dynamic team in Gaithersburg, MD, working on the development/maintenance of software that improves aircraft runway and terminal congestion.
Nationwide congestion is increasing, and the need for efficient aircraft traffic planning is critical. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) is the surface management solution that will provide NextGen Air Traffic Control capabilities to improve air traffic operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). The Terminal Flight Data Management (TFDM) program is a Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen program based on airport surface management that provides efficiency for both the airport surface and terminal airspace by providing a new and comprehensive integrated surface traffic control and management system.
We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with these key required skills: Modern Development (Python, Java, C++, PHP), Structured Data (XML, XSD, XSLT, JSON, CSV), Agile / Scrum development, AI-Assisted Development, relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle).
Candidates must be local to and can work 3 days a week in one of the following locations: Gaithersburg, MD; Atlantic City, NJ; or Eagan, MN.
Responsibilities:
-
Architect, design, develop, and implement next-generation application using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies:
- Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted Development (Generative AI, LLMs, AI coding assistants, RAG, AI agents, prompt engineering, and AI MCP servers)
- DevOps and CI/CD tooling (Bamboo, Docker, SonarQube, Ansible)
- Provide software expertise in one or more of these areas: application integration, RESTful services, Artificial Intelligence, security, workflow automation, module integration, user experience (UX), and accessibility compliance (Section 508/WCAG/USDS standards).
- Investigate and repair application defects regardless of component: automation, front-end, business logic, middleware, or database (PL/SQL and Data Modeling).
- Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience
- All other duties as assigned or directed
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, mathematics, engineering, or related technical discipline. Master’s or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience.
- 3+ years of combined experience with modern software development (Python, Java, PHP)
- Experience working in Agile software development environments.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Willingness to travel at least 50% as needed
- This program requires a Public Trust security clearance, in order to obtain/maintain a Public Trust, candidates must hold US citizenship or Permanent Residency
Required Skills:
- Solid understanding of modern Python libraries and frameworks, including GeoPandas, Fiona, Pillow, PyTesseract, and XMLDiff, with experience developing geospatial, document-processing, and data transformation applications.
- Experience developing modern Python applications using object-oriented design principles, type annotations, asynchronous programming, automated testing frameworks, and secure software development best practices.
- Proven experience designing, developing, and maintaining software applications used to create, validate, transform, and manage structured data formats including JSON, CSV, XML, XSD, and XSLT.
- Demonstrated knowledge of XML schema design (XSD), XSLT transformations, and structured data validation techniques.
- Experience with automated testing methodologies including unit, integration, end-to-end, and behavior-driven testing using tools such as pytest, Behave, Selenium, Playwright, and test automation frameworks.
- Solid knowledge of front-end technologies including HTML5, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS3, and responsive UI development principles.
- Strong experience in automating tasks with scripting languages like Bash, Shell, or Python
- Experience in use of the UNIX and Linux operating systems and automating tasks with scripting languages like Bash, Shell
- Experience using DevOps and CI/CD tools including Git/Bitbucket, Bamboo/Jenkins, SonarQube, and automated build/deployment pipelines.
- Experience with Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted Development (Generative AI, LLMs, AI coding assistants, RAG, AI agents, prompt engineering, and AI MCP servers)
Desired Qualifications:
- Strong experience with Ansible Automation and authoring playbooks and roles for installing, maintaining, or upgrading platforms
- Experience building, packaging, and deploying software applications in Linux environments using RPM-based distribution mechanisms.
- Experience deploying or supporting applications in AWS cloud environments, related certifications.
- Experience with PHP software development and Drupal.
- Experience using Atlassian collaboration and development tools including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo.
- Experience with relational databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL , and Oracle including SQL optimization and ORM technologies such as Doctrine or Eloquent.
- Experience with FAA and air traffic domain knowledge.
- Willingness to travel to customer sites
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:
November 12, 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00The 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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
Description
Leidos is seeking a Junior Software Engineer, who will be a member of a dynamic team in Gaithersburg, MD, working on the development/maintenance of software that improves aircraft runway and terminal congestion.
Nationwide congestion is increasing, and the need for efficient aircraft traffic planning is critical. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) is the surface management solution that will provide NextGen Air Traffic Control capabilities to improve air traffic operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). The Terminal Flight Data Management (TFDM) program is a Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen program based on airport surface management that provides efficiency for both the airport surface and terminal airspace by providing a new and comprehensive integrated surface traffic control and management system.
We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with these key required skills: Modern Development (Python, Java, C++, PHP), Structured Data (XML, XSD, XSLT, JSON, CSV), Agile / Scrum development, AI-Assisted Development, relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle).
Candidates must be local to and can work 3 days a week in one of the following locations: Gaithersburg, MD; Atlantic City, NJ; or Eagan, MN.
Responsibilities:
-
Architect, design, develop, and implement next-generation application using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies:
- Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted Development (Generative AI, LLMs, AI coding assistants, RAG, AI agents, prompt engineering, and AI MCP servers)
- DevOps and CI/CD tooling (Bamboo, Docker, SonarQube, Ansible)
- Provide software expertise in one or more of these areas: application integration, RESTful services, Artificial Intelligence, security, workflow automation, module integration, user experience (UX), and accessibility compliance (Section 508/WCAG/USDS standards).
- Investigate and repair application defects regardless of component: automation, front-end, business logic, middleware, or database (PL/SQL and Data Modeling).
- Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience
- All other duties as assigned or directed
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, mathematics, engineering, or related technical discipline. Master’s or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience.
- 3+ years of combined experience with modern software development (Python, Java, PHP)
- Experience working in Agile software development environments.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Willingness to travel at least 50% as needed
- This program requires a Public Trust security clearance, in order to obtain/maintain a Public Trust, candidates must hold US citizenship or Permanent Residency
Required Skills:
- Solid understanding of modern Python libraries and frameworks, including GeoPandas, Fiona, Pillow, PyTesseract, and XMLDiff, with experience developing geospatial, document-processing, and data transformation applications.
- Experience developing modern Python applications using object-oriented design principles, type annotations, asynchronous programming, automated testing frameworks, and secure software development best practices.
- Proven experience designing, developing, and maintaining software applications used to create, validate, transform, and manage structured data formats including JSON, CSV, XML, XSD, and XSLT.
- Demonstrated knowledge of XML schema design (XSD), XSLT transformations, and structured data validation techniques.
- Experience with automated testing methodologies including unit, integration, end-to-end, and behavior-driven testing using tools such as pytest, Behave, Selenium, Playwright, and test automation frameworks.
- Solid knowledge of front-end technologies including HTML5, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS3, and responsive UI development principles.
- Strong experience in automating tasks with scripting languages like Bash, Shell, or Python
- Experience in use of the UNIX and Linux operating systems and automating tasks with scripting languages like Bash, Shell
- Experience using DevOps and CI/CD tools including Git/Bitbucket, Bamboo/Jenkins, SonarQube, and automated build/deployment pipelines.
- Experience with Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted Development (Generative AI, LLMs, AI coding assistants, RAG, AI agents, prompt engineering, and AI MCP servers)
Desired Qualifications:
- Strong experience with Ansible Automation and authoring playbooks and roles for installing, maintaining, or upgrading platforms
- Experience building, packaging, and deploying software applications in Linux environments using RPM-based distribution mechanisms.
- Experience deploying or supporting applications in AWS cloud environments, related certifications.
- Experience with PHP software development and Drupal.
- Experience using Atlassian collaboration and development tools including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo.
- Experience with relational databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL , and Oracle including SQL optimization and ORM technologies such as Doctrine or Eloquent.
- Experience with FAA and air traffic domain knowledge.
- Willingness to travel to customer sites
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:
November 12, 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00The 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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Software Developer Job Market in Maryland
A snapshot from current Maryland openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Wyetech51W
- Akina48
- Belay Technologies47
- Leidos43
- Base-2 Solutions39
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software11
- Medical Devices5
- Education3
- Insurance3
- Manufacturing3
What Maryland Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in software developer jobs across Maryland.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
- Proficiency in one or more languages such as Java, Python, C++, or JavaScript
- Experience designing or maintaining cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance for federal contractor roles
- Familiarity with Agile or Scrum development methodologies and version control tools
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and secure software development practices
Software Developer Jobs in Maryland: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a software developer in Maryland?
Maryland does not require a state-issued license to work as a software developer, so the path centers on education and demonstrated skills. Most employers look for a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or information technology from an accredited institution, though coding bootcamp graduates and self-taught candidates are considered when they can show a strong portfolio. Federal contractor roles in Maryland often additionally require eligibility for a government security clearance.
How much do software developers make in Maryland?
Software developers in Maryland earn a median of about $138,680 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $87,690 for the lowest 10% to over $222,610 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire software developers in Maryland?
Companies currently hiring software developers in Maryland include Wyetech, Akina, and Belay Technologies, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Maryland's federal contracting ecosystem means many of the largest and most consistent employers are defense and intelligence technology firms with long-term government contracts anchoring their Maryland presence.
Which Maryland cities have the most software developer jobs?
The cities with the most software developer openings in Maryland are Annapolis Junction, Fort Meade, and Columbia. The Baltimore metro drives volume through its anchor institutions in healthcare IT and biomedical research, while the D.C. suburban corridor in Montgomery and Prince George's counties is sustained by a dense concentration of federal agencies and the defense contractors that support them, making even smaller suburban addresses significant hiring centers.
Are there remote software developer jobs in Maryland?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 63% of software developer openings tied to Maryland are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how naturally desk-based and tool-driven the work is. Roles in front-end development, cloud engineering, and application development tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions requiring access to classified systems or secure government facilities typically require in-person work at a cleared site.
How can I get hired as a software developer in Maryland with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for junior developer or associate software engineer roles at Maryland's large federal contractors, which run structured new-graduate programs and internship pipelines specifically for candidates without professional experience. Employers such as Northrop Grumman and Leidos recruit from Maryland universities and accept recent graduates. Building a GitHub portfolio of completed projects and earning a cloud certification significantly strengthens an entry-level application, as does applying for IT support or QA analyst roles as a lateral entry point into software development.
Where can I find and apply to software developer jobs in Maryland?
You can find and apply to software developer jobs in Maryland on Migrate Mate, which lists current Maryland openings. Find the roles that fit your background and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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