Senior Software Engineer at SAIC

Department: SW Engineer

Setup: On-site
Location: San Diego, California
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 15, 2026

Description

SAIC is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for an on-site role in San Diego, California, with up to 10% travel. The position involves designing and developing reliable, modular, secure software components on RHEL, including custom C++ applications, X Windows applications, and web-based middleware, along with security accreditation policies. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and nine years of experience, or a master's degree and seven years of experience, plus an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. Required skills include JavaScript, React, Linux, web experience, server technologies, databases, and operating-system concepts; C++ and distributed-systems fundamentals are desired.

Required Skills

JavaScript
React
Linux
C++
Nginx
PostgreSQL
Multi-threading

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree with nine years of experience, or master's degree with seven years of experience; additional experience may substitute for a degree.
Required Previous Experiences: At least nine years of professional experience for bachelor's-degree candidates.
At least seven years of professional experience for master's-degree candidates.
Experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale production systems.
Experience with Nginx or Apache servers and Linux.
Familiarity with PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and MySQL.
Understanding of low-level operating-system concepts, including multi-threading, memory management, networking, storage, performance, and scale.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with C++.
Strong computer-science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.