Senior Software Engineer, AI

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 254,000; Full time

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Job summary

Anduril Industries is leading defense technology, seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance its internal AI ecosystem, focusing on autonomous coding and agentic automation. You will own end-to-end development from idea to implementation and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver real-world AI solutions.

Ideal candidates have hands-on production AI experience, strong communication, and a product mindset.

Qualifications

• AI mindset and enthusiasm for emerging AI technologies.
• Ability to simplify workflows into modular automation.
• Experience taking AI systems into production or 2-4 years of ML.
• Degree in CS/IS/EE or related technical degree.
• Strong cross-functional communication; translate requirements into automation.

Responsibilities

• Propose, prototype, build, and deploy agentic systems using state-of-the-art AI techniques.
• Collaborate with different business lines to scope new AI solutions addressing pain points.
• Build and maintain data pipelines, feature workflows, and model-serving components.
• Stay informed on current AI technologies and their practical applications.

Skills

AI mindset

Intellectual horsepower

AI production experience

CS/IS/EE degree

AI coding assistants

Cross-functional communication

Security clearance

Education

CS/IS/EE degree

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 TEAM

The Internal AI team builds Anduril’s AI infrastructure and tooling that all employees across the company rely on every day. Autonomous coding agents and agentic automation systems are the cornerstone of these capabilities, and we continually push the boundaries of what AI can do in terms of code generation, workflow autonomy, and reasoning. The Internal AI team develops and maintains the underlying platform, agent frameworks, and model-serving components, and directly partners with key teams across all facets of Anduril to help them leverage AI infrastructure to automate workflows.

ABOUT THE JOB

AI is the future operating system of Anduril, and we need creative and enthusiastic AI engineers to help us realize that vision. We’re seeking a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to join a scrappy team dedicated to the continued build out of our internal AI ecosystem, encompassing infrastructure and tooling for autonomous coding and agentic automation. To succeed on this team you need to be curious, an excellent communicator, of a strong product mindset, be able to go from idea to implementation, and take ownership and pride in your work.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Propose, prototype, build, and deploy agentic systems that solve real world problems, leveraging novel state-of-the-art techniques in the field
• Work cross-functionally with different business lines across Anduril to scope new solutions that address their pain points and manual workflows
• Build and maintain the data pipelines, feature workflows, and model-serving components that applied AI use cases depend on
• Learn and evangelize. You will be an expert on current AI technologies and trends (and their practical applications)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• An AI mindset; have a deep interest and enthusiasm for emerging AI technologies and their practical implementations
• Creative problem-solving skills with an ability to simplify workflows into modular, reusable automation components
• Raw intellectual horsepower
• 1-2 years of experience taking AI systems into production or 2-4 years of experience with traditional ML
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related technical degree
• Experience using and optimizing AI coding assistants in a collaborative production environment
• Strong stakeholder and cross-functional communication skills; able to gather workflow requirements and convert them into technical automation.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Practical experience enabling agents, skills, MCP, and other emerging AI technologies in professional environment
• Experience with process automation, event-driven architecture, and a modular / “unix daemon” mindset on software
• Experience in hyper growth startup-like environments, with demonstrated success in scaling and maturing software development processes
• Familiarity with cloud services
• Use your cover letter to demonstrate how and why you’re enthusiastic about AI

US Salary Range

$191,000 - $254,000 USD

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 .