Senior Software Engineer — Lead Mission-Critical AI Systems

Anduril Industries; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 190,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring senior software engineers to shape the technical direction of a small, high-impact team. You will stay hands-on in design, implementation, and reviews, mentoring others while delivering production-quality C++ and Python for mission-critical systems.

You will guide the path from prototype to deployed implementations, contribute to CI/CD and testing, and work on high-performance software across tactical and web applications. A TS/SCI clearance is required or eligible.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring junior engineers and providing technical leadership on a team, while continuing to contribute as a hands-on individual contributor.
• Experience supporting and navigating large, complex codebases as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Big data/NoSQL/database technologies.
• Software engineering: software design, algorithm implementation, and software analysis, testing, and optimization.
• Machine learning: supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, and classification.
• Applied mathematics: differential equations, linear algebra, optimization, statistics, and random processes.
• Engineering: controls, estimation theory, and digital signal processing.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Help shape the technical direction of a small, high-impact team while remaining deeply hands-on in design, implementation, and code review.
• Mentor and uplevel junior and mid-level engineers through pair programming, code reviews, technical guidance, and architectural discussions.
• Lead by example by writing production-quality C++ and Python that powers mission-critical systems, while setting the bar for engineering excellence (CI/CD, unit testing, large-codebase collaboration, git workflows)
• Prototype state-of-the-art software solutions in an agile development environment and guide the team through the path from prototype to deployed, tactical implementation
• Implement high-performance software spanning the spectrum from tactical systems to web applications
• Use high-fidelity modeling and simulation environments, innovative analysis tools, and sound analysis techniques to quantify the benefit of our technology
• Drive technical interchange meetings, sprint planning, and customer engagements to ensure successful outcomes for mission-critical needs
• Own all aspects of the software development lifecycle, helping the team navigate ambiguity and complex technical trade-offs
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to colleagues, customers, and non-technical stakeholders

Skills

C/C++

Python

Big Data/NoSQL

Machine Learning

Differential equations

Linear algebra

Optimization

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD

Unit testing

Git workflows

Code reviews

Parallel programming

GPU programming

Job description

Anduril Industries is hiring senior software engineers to shape the technical direction of a small, high-impact team. You will stay hands-on in design, implementation, and reviews, mentoring others while delivering production-quality C++ and Python for mission-critical systems.

You will guide the path from prototype to deployed implementations, contribute to CI/CD and testing, and work on high-performance software across tactical and web applications. A TS/SCI clearance is required or eligible.