Senior SDET, Air Defense: Backend Testing & CI/CD (Equity)

Anduril Industries; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an SDET to shape quality for mission-critical defense software. You will design automated test frameworks for backend systems and real-time data processing, drive CI/CD integration, and lead cross-functional testing initiatives.

Your work will enable robust, secure software across distributed components in cloud environments. The role emphasizes strong Linux skills, test strategy development, and collaboration with product, engineering, and security teams to ensure

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as an SDET or Test Automation Engineer, focusing on backend systems, APIs, and microservices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• Proficiency in developing test automation frameworks using modern programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Go, C#).
• Experience creating and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Advanced expertise in Linux, including scripting, system configuration, and log analysis.
• Experience testing complex distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills for cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for backend systems, APIs, and distributed components.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployments in secure cloud environments.
• Develop and execute test strategies, including functional, integration, performance, and reliability testing.
• Conduct end-to-end testing of complete software stacks in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Troubleshoot system issues using advanced Linux expertise, log analysis, and network debugging.
• Configure and manage test environments, including virtualized and containerized setups.
• Document test results, findings, and resolutions for knowledge sharing and compliance.

Skills

Backend testing

CI/CD pipelines

Linux expertise

Test automation

Distributed systems

APIs

Education

Bachelor's in CS/EE

Master's preferred

Tools

Python

JavaScript

Go

Robot Framework

Grafana

K6

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an SDET to shape quality for mission-critical defense software. You will design automated test frameworks for backend systems and real-time data processing, drive CI/CD integration, and lead cross-functional testing initiatives.

Your work will enable robust, secure software across distributed components in cloud environments. The role emphasizes strong Linux skills, test strategy development, and collaboration with product, engineering, and security teams to ensure