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[00] STOCK
INTERVIEW PREP
10 interview questions for Leidos
Glassdoor interview difficulty: Hard
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from Leidos's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
4,550
Posted (30d)
1,168
+6.6% vs prior
Posted (7d)
276
Posted range
$87K – 157K
Base, from posted ranges
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
Leidos's hiring pulse.
We re-scan Leidos's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
279
Posted (30d)
1,107
Posted (90d)
3,369
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 23, 2026
[03] GLASSDOOR PULSE
How candidates rate the loop at Leidos.
Aggregated from public reviews and interview reports. The numbers refresh as the source pool grows.
Top pros
- Great benefits and career pathing
- Steady job and not super stressful.
- Great work life balance there
Top cons
- No cons that I can think of
- Way too many managers per program
- Government customers can be very disorganized, making work a challenge at times.
Interview difficulty
Offer outcome
[04] COMPENSATION
What Leidos pays.
Compensation at tech companies typically includes base salary, equity (RSUs or options), and bonuses. Research specific levels and ranges on levels.fyi.
By level · reported by current and former Leidos employees on Levels.fyi
Data Scientist
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | Equity | Bonus | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | $95K | $95K | $0K | $0K | 5 |
| T2 | $102K | $102K | $0K | $0K | 8 |
| T3 | $118K | $117K | $0K | $1K | 5 |
| T4 | $158K | $157K | $0K | $1K | 11 |
| T5 | $229K | $210K | $17K | $3K | 3 |
Software Engineer
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | Equity | Bonus | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | $82K | $80K | $2K | $0K | 11 |
| T2 | $106K | $105K | $1K | $0K | 19 |
| T3 | $126K | $125K | $1K | $1K | 15 |
| T4 | $162K | $160K | $0K | $2K | 5 |
| T5 | $203K | $200K | $0K | $3K | 6 |
| T6 | $224K | $206K | $5K | $13K | 5 |
Software Engineering Manager
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | Equity | Bonus | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | $205K | $205K | $0K | $0K | 2 |
Source: Levels.fyi · median across reported samples
[06] VISA SPONSORSHIP
Hiring international candidates.
Leidos has a documented USCIS H-1B petition history.
Sponsors H1B · USCIS-confirmed petitioner
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[07] WHAT TO EXPECT
What happens after you apply.
Crowdsourced from 33 Scoutify users who applied to Leidos in the last 12 months. We see every application because we sent it, then we observe what comes back.
median 12 days from apply
Median cycle length (apply to terminal outcome): 5 days.
Based on 261 applications from 33 Scoutify users · last 12 months
[08] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities Leidos is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether Leidosis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
Remote: 663 positions
+318 more locations
[09] OFFICES
Where Leidos works.
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
Headquartered at 8301 Greensboro Dr, McLean, VA 22102-3603. We've mapped 27 Leidos offices across 19 cities, so you know where you'd report before you apply.
Also in: Oak Ridge · Arlington · Tucson · Reston · San Diego · Aurora · Orlando · St Louis · Long Beach · Huntsville · Hampton · Earth City · +6 more
Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors
[00] M&A HISTORY
Leidos has acquired 1 notable company on public record. Acquisitions tell you about a company's appetite, scale, and direction.
Source: Wikidata
[11] KEY FACTS
Founded
1969
Listed on
LDOS
New York Stock Exchange
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q502132
[12] IN THE NEWS
Leidos in the headlines.
Recent press coverage, pulled from Google News. Worth a scan before an interview or a cold email: funding rounds, launches, and leadership changes are the fastest way to sound current.
Source: Google News. Last 12 months.
[13] ABOUT
What Leidos does, and who fits.
Leidos delivers innovative solutions through diverse and talented teams.
Leidos provides a range of services including IT support, endpoint management, security engineering, and program management. They focus on delivering mission-critical solutions in complex environments, particularly for government and defense sectors.
Founded
1969
HQ
McLean
Founder
John Robert Beyster
Employees
—
Source: Wikidata · QID Q502132
[14] CULTURE
What employees actually say about Leidos.
Aggregated review scores from 3,375 employees on Comparably.
73/100 overall
CEO
Roger Krone
73/100 rating
Compensation
77/100
Leadership
83/100
Perks
77/100
Environment
90/100
[15] TECH STACK
What Leidos actually builds with.
Pulled from the technologies, languages, frameworks, and tools mentioned across Leidos's recent job descriptions. Agile shows up most often. A reflection of the actual day-to-day stack, not just whatever's on GitHub.
Counts = distinct job postings mentioning each tech in a 20-job sample.
[16] RESEARCH OUTPUT
What Leidos publishes.
Peer-reviewed papers, preprints, and citations attributed to Leidos on OpenAlex, the open scholarly-graph index. The volume and citation count of recent work is a strong prestige signal for research-heavy roles.
Sustained human outbreak of a new MPXV clade I lineage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Immune Epitope Database (IEDB): 2024 update
Structure of apolipoprotein B100 bound to the low-density lipoprotein receptor
Structure reconstruction strategy for controlled pore closure via surface coating in coal-based hard carbon for enhancing sodium storage performance
Discovery of BBO-8520, a First-In-Class Direct and Covalent Dual Inhibitor of GTP-Bound (ON) and GDP-Bound (OFF) KRASG12C
[17] FROM BLIND
What engineers are saying about Leidos on Blind.
Posts from verified employees on Blind, the anonymous workplace network. Often the most unfiltered look at interview loops, comp ranges, and morale you'll find anywhere.
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[18] AT LEIDOS
The honest take.
Leidos fosters a fast-paced, innovative environment that encourages disruption and proactive problem-solving.
[19] CAREER GROWTH
Where Leidos takes you next.
Tech experience generally transfers well between companies. Focus on building both depth in your specialty and breadth across the stack.
[20] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from Leidos's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[21] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Workday.
Leidos uses Workday as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their Workday pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.
Scoutify watches Leidos's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.
Because Leidos hires through Workday, you can auto-apply to new Leidos jobs with Sniper, which submits the Workday form for you minutes after a matching role posts. Sniper sends one application per posting, and the employer's confirmation email for most applications lands in Scoutify Mail.
ATS identified from the application URLs on Leidos's recent postings
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[24] FAQ
Questions people ask about Leidos.
Not covered here? Email support@scoutify.com.
Leidos does sponsor H1B visas for international candidates seeking employment. This is common in the technology and defense sectors, where specialized skills are often required. If you are an international candidate with the necessary qualifications, you can apply for roles that indicate visa sponsorship availability in their job postings.
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