Senior Software Engineer (Rust), Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Competitive pay

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Reston, VA, is seeking experienced Rust developers to build the software ecosystem for next‑generation hardware platforms. You will architect and optimize real-time systems to support intelligence and national security missions, with a focus on performance and reliability.

The role emphasizes handling large data streams, networking concepts, and evolving production systems, while contributing to a team with high‑impact, mission‑critical software and security clearances.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production-grade Rust experience in a Linux development environment.
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
• Experience with network protocols and deeply familiar with networking fundamentals.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance, at a minimum.

Responsibilities

• Architect, maintain, and evolve complex software systems, refactoring existing codebases to improve performance, maintainability, and scalability.
• Develop high-performance Rust software for real-time systems, ranging from tactical implementations to simulation environments and decision support tools.
• Apply software design patterns and architectural best practices to manage technical debt and guide production systems evolution over time.

Skills

Rust programming

Linux development

Data processing

Networking fundamentals

Codebase navigation

U.S. Secret clearance

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

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.

What you’ll do

Anduril’s AIS team is seeking experienced Rust developers to build out the software ecosystem supporting next‑generation hardware platforms powered by cutting‑edge System‑on‑Chip devices.

• Architect, maintain, and evolve complex software systems, refactoring existing codebases to improve performance, maintainability, and scalability.
• Develop high‑performance Rust software for real‑time systems, ranging from tactical implementations to simulation environments and decision support tools.
• Apply software design patterns and architectural best practices to manage technical debt and guide the evolution of production systems over time.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of production‑grade Rust experience in a Linux development environment
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
• Experience with network protocols and deeply familiar with networking fundamentals
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
• A desire to work on critical software that has a real‑world impact
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance, at a minimum.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with embedded platforms
• Experience refactoring and modernizing Rust codebases in production environments.
• Track record of architectural decision‑making and technical leadership on long‑lived projects.
• Contributions to open‑source Rust projects or the broader Rust ecosystem.
• Experience with concurrent and parallel programming patterns in Rust.

US Salary Range $191,000 — $253,000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

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 .

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By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third‑party service provider to conduct pre‑employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third‑party service provider provides risk‑intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public‑record information, and other lawful open‑source or commercial data sources. This third‑party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.