Senior C++ Engineer — Real-Time Defense Systems

Anduril Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking talented software engineers to design, develop, and optimize high‑performance C++ systems for defense applications. You will work on low‑latency, real‑time software and collaborate closely with hardware and systems teams to ensure seamless integration.

The role emphasizes robust design, rigorous testing, and deployment across mission‑critical environments, with eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret clearance and travel as required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional C++ experience.
• Strong understanding of low-level systems and algorithms.
• Experience designing high-performance, memory-efficient software.
• Ability to navigate large, mature codebases and complex architectures.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize high-performance, low-latency C++ software for defense applications, systems, and infrastructure.
• Engineer robust and scalable solutions for real-time operations.
• Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers to integrate C++ components.
• Debug, test, and profile C++ code to remove performance bottlenecks.
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle from architecture to deployment.

Skills

C++ (3+ yrs)

Low-latency

Real-time systems

High-performance software

Hardware collaboration

TS clearance eligible

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking talented software engineers to design, develop, and optimize high‑performance C++ systems for defense applications. You will work on low‑latency, real‑time software and collaborate closely with hardware and systems teams to ensure seamless integration.

The role emphasizes robust design, rigorous testing, and deployment across mission‑critical environments, with eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret clearance and travel as required.