Staff AI Engineer — Internal Automation & Autonomy

Andurilindustries

Costa Mesa (CA)

On-site

USD 220,000 - 292,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Anduril Industries, a defense technology leader in Costa Mesa, seeks a Staff Software Engineer to advance our internal AI ecosystem. You will build and deploy agentic systems, design scalable data pipelines, and serve models that power autonomous workflows.

Strong communication and a passion for AI are essential as you translate needs into automated solutions. You will collaborate across business lines, demonstrate ownership, and contribute to cutting-edge AI infrastructure while shaping

Qualifications

Experience taking AI systems into production.
Ability to translate requirements into automated workflows.
Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related technical degree.
Experience using 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.

Responsibilities

Propose, prototype, build, and deploy agentic systems that solve real world problems.
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).