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Graduate Software Engineering Virtual Experience

In this Virtual Experience, you will be given the opportunity to work through a mission-critical representative problem, similar to what you would face as a Graduate Software Engineer at Leidos Australia.

Opportunity details

Opportunity Type
Virtual Experience

Minimum requirements

Accepting International Applications
Yes
Qualifications Accepted
I
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Computer Graphics & Animation
Computer Science (all other)
Computer Systems and Networks
Cyber Security
Data Science
Programming & Software Engineering
Video Game Development
Design & User Experience

Hiring criteria

Entry pathway

See details

Working rights

Australia

  • Australian Citizen
  • Australian Permanent Resident
  • Australian Student Visa
  • Australian Temporary Work Visa
  • Visa Sponsorship Included
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The Virtual Experience should take 2-3 hours to complete, and consists of a number of mini-projects resembling real work scenarios, designed to test and develop your professional skills. As you complete the modules you will unlock model answers, allowing you to assess your performance in real-time. This Virtual Experience is a great way of seeing if Software Engineering at Leidos Australia is a good fit for you. The program is free, and can be completed in your own time, from anywhere!

What is this?

Hello and welcome to Leidos!

Today you will be joining one of our teams as a Mission-Critical Graduate Software Engineer.  

Graduate Software Engineers at Leidos collaborate as part of a team, developing tailored mission-critical applications and capabilities for Defence and various other Australian government agencies such as the Bureau of Meteorology, the Department of Home Affairs and the Australian Taxation Office. 

The creation of these custom tools is often time-sensitive due to their strategic importance and meeting customer requirements is integral to their success.

At Leidos, our software teams employ Agile methodologies. During the course of this experience, we will presume that you are working in a team employing the Scrum methodology.

Why should you do this?

Duration
This Virtual Experience Program is self-paced and should take only 3 to 4 hours to complete.

free
This Virtual Experience Program is free for all students.

Earn certificate
When you complete the Virtual Experience Program, you’ll earn a digital badge and certificate you can share on Linkedin and include on your resume.

Real work experience
Throughout the program, you’ll learn and develop deep insights into what it is actually like to work as a software engineer at Leidos Australia. Apply your software engineering knowledge to a real-world problem & gain practical experience and knowledge to draw upon in interviews.

What skills will I gain?

 tick mark Collaborating with your team to expand task understanding for the next iteration of the application.

 tick mark Updating a piece of functionality within the application that is not performing as expected.

 tick mark Responding to team member feedback on the task completed.

What you will do?

Module 1: Sprint planning  (1 - 1.5 hours)

This module focuses on the process of demystifying, refining and assigning tasks to be completed during the sprint. In this module as a Mission-Critical Software Engineer your role is to help estimate and prioritise tickets.

Module 2: Software Development (45 minutes - 1.5 hours)

This module focuses on the implementation of a ticket that you are tasked to complete. During this module you will be working on the ticket you assigned effort points to in the previous module. 

Module 3: Task Review (30 minutes - 1 hour)

This module focuses on the process of responding and actioning feedback. During this module you will be responding to the feedback provided to you by your peers about the task completed in the previous module. 

Ready to get started?

Click Register to begin.

Hiring criteria

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Entry pathway
Degree or Certificate
Study Field
I
Artificial Intelligence
Bioinformatics
Computer Graphics & Animation
Computer Science (all other)
Computer Systems and Networks
Cyber Security

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

country
eligibility

Australia

Australia

Australian Citizen

Australian Permanent Resident

Australian Student Visa

Australian Temporary Work Visa

Visa Sponsorship Included


Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories
The coolest thing is that I know there is always someone to talk to and ask for feedback without fear. I have access to a buddy, mentor, People Leader, a talented team of colleagues, and a wonderful graduate cohort. Leidos and the Early Careers team have built an environment that values both your well-being and career growth. I feel so supported in this role.

Talia Zidar

  • Graduate stories
The coolest thing is that I know there is always someone to talk to and ask for feedback without fear. I have access to a buddy, mentor, People Leader, a talented team of colleagues, and a wonderful graduate cohort. Leidos and the Early Careers team have built an environment that values both your well-being and career growth. I feel so supported in this role.

Talia Zidar

  • Graduate stories
As a software integration engineer, my job revolves around connecting the different facets of our solution to create a streamlined service that can then be incorporated into the Defence network.

Joel Foster

  • Graduate stories
As a software integration engineer, my job revolves around connecting the different facets of our solution to create a streamlined service that can then be incorporated into the Defence network.

Joel Foster

  • Graduate stories
The coolest thing is that I know there is always someone to talk to and ask for feedback without fear. I have access to a buddy, mentor, People Leader, a talented team of colleagues, and a wonderful graduate cohort. Leidos and the Early Careers team have built an environment that values both your well-being and career growth. I feel so supported in this role.

Talia Zidar

  • Graduate stories
The coolest thing is that I know there is always someone to talk to and ask for feedback without fear. I have access to a buddy, mentor, People Leader, a talented team of colleagues, and a wonderful graduate cohort. Leidos and the Early Careers team have built an environment that values both your well-being and career growth. I feel so supported in this role.

Talia Zidar

  • Graduate stories
As a software integration engineer, my job revolves around connecting the different facets of our solution to create a streamlined service that can then be incorporated into the Defence network.

Joel Foster

  • Graduate stories
As a software integration engineer, my job revolves around connecting the different facets of our solution to create a streamlined service that can then be incorporated into the Defence network.

Joel Foster