Software Engineer, Strategic Defense

Anduril Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an experienced Software Engineer in Strategic Defense to work on mission-critical systems. You will write robust C2 software and collaborate across AI, edge hardware, space solutions, networking, and test engineering to deliver end-to-end capabilities.

You will own features from design to deployment, handle real-world data, and interact with users to translate needs into feasible solutions. A security clearance eligibility is required and some travel is expected.

Qualifications

• 3–8+ years writing production software in languages like C++, Rust, Go, or Python.
• End-to-end ownership of a feature or service.
• Ability to debug problems in unfamiliar code and systems.
• Ability to explain technical tradeoffs to diverse stakeholders.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own software solutions deployed to customers at the edge of innovation.
• Write code to improve robustness of C2 products and scale mission capabilities.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to plan, build, and test complex systems.
• Partner with end-users to turn needs into features balancing UX and constraints.
• Travel 10-30% with the team to deploy capabilities in real environments.

Skills

C++

Rust

Go

Python

End-to-end ownership

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Math, or Physics

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 Strategic Defense team at Anduril protects the United States and its allies from ballistic, hypersonic, and air-breathing threats. Those threats now arrive in seconds, maneuver mid-flight, and come in volleys designed to overwhelm the legacy systems meant to stop them — so we're building a software‑defined command and control layer that can see, decide, and act faster than any human operator could alone. Our team spans autonomy, tracking, simulation and wargaming, hardware, systems engineering, and test and evaluation to build an accredited fire control system fielded rapidly and at scale. We are at the forefront of incubating and maturing AI‑native offerings for the integrated air and missile defense domain.

About The Job

This application is for experienced coders with 3+ years of experience who will complete live coding interviews and it does not require active clearance but you must be eligible.

As a Software Engineer in Strategic Defense, you will write code side-by-side with elite peers to solve a wide variety of problems involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and more. You’ll make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs along the way to ensure Anduril products achieve a variety of desired outcomes in ambiguous situations where more is on the line than money or corporate gains. By working hand-in-hand with powerhouse teams in AI, Edge Hardware, Space Solutions, Networking, and Test Engineering you will craft cutting‑edge, end‑to‑end systems that redefine mission success for major strategic capabilities.

What You’ll Do

• Own software solutions that are deployed to customers at the edge of innovation and necessity
• Write code to improve robust C2 products and scale mission capabilities to broaden our impact
• Collaborate across multiple engineering teams to plan, build, and test functionality of complex systems
• Partner with end‑users to turn needs into features quickly while balancing user experience and engineering constraints
• Travel 10 - 30% with the team to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world where they’re needed most

Required Qualifications

• 3-8+ years writing production software in languages like C++, Rust, Go, or Python that real users or systems depend on
• You've owned a feature or service end‑to‑end including design, implementation, deployment, and dealing with it when it breaks
• You've debugged problems in code you didn't write and systems you didn't design
• You can explain technical tradeoffs to people who aren't software engineers (operators, hardware engineers, customers)
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• A desire to work on critical software that has a real‑world impact
• Exposure to robotics, distributed systems, networking, or real‑time systems
• Experience with mid and upper tier Air Defense Command and Control (C2) programs
• Have worked where software touches physical hardware
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
• Degree in a relevant field like Computer Science, Math, or Physics
• Willing to travel up to 20% to Asia Pacific

US Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 USD

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• top-tier benefits for full-time employees
• Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.