Senior ML Infra Engineer — Real-Time Defense CI/CD

Frontdoor Defense; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 190,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Colorado is seeking a Senior Software Engineer- Infrastructure to build and optimize ML infrastructure for CI/CD deployment on defense software. The role requires strong Python/C++/C skills, low-latency software experience, and US work authorization with eligibility for a Secret clearance.

You will contribute to machine learning workflows, data fusion, and real-time software within a close-knit team focused on mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in Python, C++, or C, with real project use.
• Strong software fundamentals: OOP, FP, REST API design.
• Experience building low-latency or real-time software.
• Experience with Robot Framework testing and CI/CD workflows.
• Comfort with AI coding assistants (Claude or Codex).
• GitHub usage and CI/CD pipelines experience.
• ML background in hyperparameter optimization, anomaly detection, explainable ML.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States; eligible for a US Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Stand up and optimize ML infrastructure for CI/CD deployment.
• Develop and maintain high-performance software for defense systems.
• Collaborate on data fusion, model deployment, and performance monitoring.
• Work within small, focused teams delivering mission-critical software.

Skills

Python

C++

C

Rust

OO programming

Functional programming

REST API design

Low-latency software

Robot Framework testing

GitHub & CI/CD

ML knowledge: hyperparameter opt

Anomaly detection

Explainable ML (Bayesian ML)

US work authorization

Active U.S. Secret clearance

Education

Master's degree or PhD in a related field

2–3+ years of ML model deployment experience

Tools

PyTorch

Python FastAPI

CesiumJS

React/NodeJS

Job description

Anduril Industries in Colorado is seeking a Senior Software Engineer- Infrastructure to build and optimize ML infrastructure for CI/CD deployment on defense software. The role requires strong Python/C++/C skills, low-latency software experience, and US work authorization with eligibility for a Secret clearance.

You will contribute to machine learning workflows, data fusion, and real-time software within a close-knit team focused on mission-critical systems.