Senior SDET - Automated Testing for Mission-Critical Defense

Anduril; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants included

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Software Developer in Test for the Air Defense team in Irvine, CA. You will design and maintain automated test frameworks for backend systems, real-time data processing, and command/control software, ensuring reliability and performance of mission-critical systems.

The role requires advanced Linux skills, experience with distributed architectures, and the ability to drive test strategies across CI/CD pipelines. A U.S.

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).
• 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.
• Familiarity with defect tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail).
• Ability to obtain a security clearance (U.S. Citizenship may be required).

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

APIs

Distributed systems

Linux scripting

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's in CS/EE or related

Master’s preferred

Tools

Jira

TestRail

CI/CD tooling

Robot Framework

Grafana

Prometheus

gRPC testing

JMeter

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Software Developer in Test for the Air Defense team in Irvine, CA. You will design and maintain automated test frameworks for backend systems, real-time data processing, and command/control software, ensuring reliability and performance of mission-critical systems.

The role requires advanced Linux skills, experience with distributed architectures, and the ability to drive test strategies across CI/CD pipelines. A U.S.