2026 Early Career Software Engineer

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring Software Engineers to join a rapidly growing team. Roles target start in 2026, with self-motivated individuals who push themselves to meet high standards. If you enjoy solving tough problems, this role may be for you!

Responsibilities include supporting customer deployments, writing scalable code, collaborating across teams, and analyzing metrics to improve reliability. A U.S. Person is required for access to export-controlled information.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed a Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/Math/Physics or related field.
• 3 months to 2 years of technical work, including internships, and able to start full time in 2026.
• Familiarity with algorithms, data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure and front-end frameworks.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to export controlled information; clearance eligibility may be required.

Responsibilities

• Support the software solutions deployed to customers and key stakeholders.
• Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to more customers.
• Collaborate across teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
• Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring.
• Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next steps.
• Work on real projects and learn from experienced professionals.

Skills

Self-motivation

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/CE/Math/Physics

Tools

C++

Go

Rust

Java

Python

Algorithms

Data structures

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 JOB

We are looking for Software Engineers to join our rapidly growing team! These roles are targeted to start on a quarterly basis beginning in 2026. We hire self-motivated people, those who hold a higher bar for themselves than anyone else could hold for them. If you are eager to solve tough problems, then this role might be for you!

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support the software solutions that are deployed to customers and key stakeholders.
• Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to more customers.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
• Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring.
• Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps.
• Work on real, meaningful projects and learn from experienced professionals along the way.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be pursuing or have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• 3 months - 2 years of technical work to include technical internship and able to start full time in 2026.
• Familiarity with algorithms, data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
• Proficiency in a variety of programming languages such as C++, Go, Rust, Java, and Python.
• A desire to work on software and applications that have real-world impact.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities; U.S. clearance eligibility may be required depending on program.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Have a bias for action. If you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it.
• Be naturally curious about the technologies and tools you use.
• Low-ego, high ownership, and mission oriented.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you are someone passionate to work on problems that matter, we’d love to hear from you!

US Salary Range

$115,000—$135,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. 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:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.