Senior Software Engineer
Johns Hopkins APL · Laurel, MD · Artificial Intelligence
About this role
Johns Hopkins APL is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Laurel, MD. The posting calls out experience with Python, Docker, Testing.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Laurel, MD
- Department
- Artificial Intelligence
- Posted
- Apr 15, 2026
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Job description
from Johns Hopkins APL careersAre you a software engineer that wants to have an impact on nationally important defense programs?
Do you love participating in dynamic software development, prototyping, and transition efforts that regularly provide our warfighters new capabilities?
Do you love working with a group of dedicated technical specialists in a collaborative teaming environment, where innovation is encouraged and supported?
If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL.
In A5C, we develop and deploy advanced planning capabilities and solutions directly into the hands of the warfighter, empowering them to design and execute dominant defenses for maximum performance across multiple simultaneous multiple missions, multiple services, and multiple command echelon planning levels and domains.
We are seeking an engineer specializing in software and has a passion for prototyping to work on our highly-motivated team. You will contribute to the development of one or more large codebases that are evolving to leverage modern software techniques to support a wide variety of challenges. This is a unique opportunity to dive deep into both software engineering and mission planning while using your skills to design, develop, and test physics-based models for military planning tools associated with Air & Missile Defense (AMD).
As a Software Engineer, you will...