Software Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Anduril Industries; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company seeks a Software Engineer with Top Secret Clearance to join their Mission Command Software Engineering team. You will tackle complex engineering challenges, enhance software solutions, and ensure seamless integration of products. This role demands a mission-first mindset and a strong background in software engineering, with a focus on delivering impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.
• At least 8+ years of experience with programming languages.
• Strong engineering background in relevant fields.

Responsibilities

• Own the software solutions deployed to customers.
• Write code to improve products and scale mission capabilities.
• Collaborate across teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Rust

Go

JavaScript

Data-intensive software solutions

Education

Computer Science

Software Engineering

Mathematics

Physics

Job description

Software Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)

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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 Connected Warfare Software Engineering team builds, deploys, integrates, extends, and scales Anduril's software to deliver mission-critical capabilities to our customers. As the software engineers closest to Anduril customers and end-users, Mission Software Engineers solve technical challenges of operational scenarios while owning the end-to-end delivery of capabilities such as Counter Intrusion, Joint All Domain Command & Control, and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

As a Software Engineer on the Mission Command Software Engineering team, you will solve a variety of problems involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and more, making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs. Your efforts will ensure seamless integration of Anduril products to achieve critical outcomes. Above all, Mission Software Engineers are driven by a “Whatever It Takes” mindset—executing in an expedient, scalable, and pragmatic way while keeping the mission top-of-mind and making sound engineering decisions to deliver successful outcomes correctly, on-time, and with high quality.

What You’ll Do

1. Own the software solutions deployed to customers.
2. Write code to improve products and scale mission capabilities.
3. Collaborate across teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
4. Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring.
5. Triage issues, identify root causes, and coordinate next steps.
6. Partner with end-users to turn needs into features, balancing user experience with engineering constraints.
7. Travel up to 30% to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.

Core Requirements

• Active U.S. Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Strong engineering background, ideally in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• At least 8+ years of experience with programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.
• Experience with data-intensive software solutions.
• Ability to understand and navigate complex systems and codebases.
• A desire to work on impactful, critical software.

What We Value In Mission Software

• Customer-facing role close to end-users and operational challenges.
• Mission-first mindset—executing expediently, scalably, and pragmatically.
• Ability to manage large projects with significant impact.
• Willingness to embrace challenges and follow through.