Lead Software Engineer

Slope; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Benefits

Income Protection

Generous PTO

Retirement Savings Plan

Job summary

A defense technology company in Amsterdam is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their Connected Warfare team. The role involves architecting third-party systems, developing software solutions, and leading technical efforts with a focus on critical software that impacts real-world outcomes. Candidates should have a strong engineering background and experience as a technical lead or people manager. The position offers highly competitive equity grants and comprehensive benefits for full-time employees.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics or Physics.
• At least 2+ years of previous experience as a technical lead or people manager of software engineers.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.

Responsibilities

• Architect third-party systems to integrate with Anduril products.
• Develop architecture and mission vignettes.
• Create data flow pipelines across disparate systems.

Skills

Software Engineering

Data Processing

Customer Interaction

Technical Leadership

Problem-Solving

Education

Computer Science or related field

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

About the Team

The Mission Software Engineering team is responsible for building, deploying, integrating, extending, and scaling Anduril’s software to deliver mission‑critical capabilities to our customers. As the software engineers closest to Anduril customers and end‑users, Mission Software Engineers solve technical challenges of operational scenarios while owning the end‑to‑end delivery of winning capabilities such as Counter Intrusion, Joint All Domain Command & Control, and Counter‑Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

About the Job

As a Lead Software Engineer on the Connected Warfare team, you will help architect third‑party systems to seamlessly integrate with Anduril products while solving a wide variety of technical problems, making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs along the way. Your role sets the bar for the technical excellence our customers expect from Anduril. Above all, Mission Software Engineers are driven by a “Whatever It Takes” mindset—executing in an expedient, scalable, and pragmatic way while keeping the mission top‑of‑mind and making sound engineering decisions to deliver successful outcomes correctly, on‑time, and with high quality.

What You’ll Do

• Be a champion for Anduril capabilities within a customer environment
• Develop architecture and mission vignettes
• Iterate on core data mesh technology to make optimal use of degraded networks
• Develop connectors and APIs for legacy and cutting‑edge systems to integrate with Lattice
• Deploy software to non‑standard environments
• Create data flow pipelines that span horizontally and vertically across disparate networked systems and security domains

Required Qualifications

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics or Physics
• At least 2+ years of previous experience as a technical lead or people manager of software engineers
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
• Experience working in a customer / client facing role
• A desire to work on critical software that has a real‑world impact
• Ability to travel to client sites
• Eligible for NATO Clearance

Benefits

Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full‑time offers and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

• Healthcare Benefits – US Roles: comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans at little to no cost; UK & AUS: full cost coverage; IE: annual contribution to private health insurance.
• Additional Benefits – Income protection, generous PTO, family planning and parenting support, mental health resources, professional development, commuter benefits.
• Retirement Savings Plan – US Roles: traditional 401(k), Roth, and mega backdoor Roth options; UK & IE Roles: pension plan with employer match; AUS Roles: superannuation plan.

Equal Employment Opportunity

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. All qualified applicants are considered regardless of age, gender, race, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We comply with the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and actively seek at least 7% of our workforce to be people with disabilities. The information collected in voluntary self‑identification surveys is confidential and will not affect hiring decisions.