Staff Software Architect, Intelligence Systems

Anduril; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Intelligence Systems in Reston, VA seeks a Software Architect to define the direction of large-scale, real-time software. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams, design high-performance systems, and mentor engineers, spanning embedded and backend layers, with a focus on reliability and security.

You will work with C++ and Rust, tackle complex state estimation and optimization, and communicate with customers to ensure mission success. A Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a relevant degree.
• Experience architecting large-scale, production-grade real-time systems.
• Experience with IPC frameworks and REST APIs.
• Active U.S. Secret clearance.
• Ability to mentor and lead senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural vision for large-scale, real-time software systems.
• Lead design and implementation of high-performance systems in Rust and C++.
• Balance performance, modularity, testability, and maintainability at scale.
• Mentor senior engineers and set coding standards and CI/CD practices.
• Engage with customers to ensure mission-critical outcomes.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across software, math, sensor behavior, and networking.
• Contribute to all phases of the software lifecycle including prototyping and field testing.

Skills

C++

Rust

Real-time

Multithreading

Architecting

Mentoring

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Tokio

Git

FPGA

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 next generation national security 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.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Software Architect to join our rapidly growing team in Reston, VA. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the architectural direction of large‑scale, real‑time, mission‑critical software. You will lead the design of high‑performance systems spanning tactical edge deployments to distributed backend infrastructure, make critical trade‑offs between performance, modularity, and maintainability at scale, and mentor senior engineers across the organization. This will require deep expertise in modern C++ and Rust, experience architecting numerics‑heavy real‑time systems, fluency with asynchronous/multithreaded programming (e.g., Tokio), and a strong grasp of the complex intersection of software and math — including state estimation, target tracking, optimization, and dynamic programming (MCP / Bellman equations). If you are someone who thrives on ambitious problems, enjoys troubleshooting real‑world systems, and wants to build software that is beyond a proof‑of‑concept — part of real tactical code deployed to the warfighter — then this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Define and drive the architectural vision for large-scale software systems that ingest, fuse, and act on data from diverse sensors in real time
• Lead the design and implementation of performant, real‑time, embedded bare‑metal systems in Rust at production scale
• Make high-leverage architectural trade‑offs across performance, modularity, testability, and maintainability for mission‑critical, edge‑deployed systems
• Mentor and technically lead senior engineers, setting coding standards, review processes, and CI/CD best practices across the team
• Engage directly with customers to ensure successful outcomes for mission‑critical needs
• Troubleshoot complex, real‑world system issues spanning software, math assumptions, sensor behavior, and networking
• Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle including prototyping, modeling & simulation, field testing, and deployment
• Help shape hiring and technical growth of the broader organization as it hyper scales

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Applied/Computational Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Controls/Dynamical Systems, Statistics, or related field
• Proven experience architecting large‑scale, production‑grade codebases in real‑time or high‑performance environments
• Experience with modern IPC frameworks and fundamentals
• Experience architecting and designing REST APIs for public consumption to articulate complex real‑time systems
• Experience with CI/CD, unit testing, git version control, and microservices
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• M.S. or Ph.D. in a technical field (dual academic background in software + math highly valued)
• Domain expertise in embedded bare‑metal systems
• Expert‑level proficiency in modern Rust, including asynchronous and multithreaded programming (e.g., Tokio for Rust)
• Experience with FPGA
• Deep knowledge of networking protocols and systems
• Expertise or experience in cryptographic algorithms and the fundamentals of both symmetric and asymmetric cryptography
• Prior DoD program experience (Army, Air Force, MDA, SCO, Navy)
• Experience with GPU / CUDA kernel development

US Salary Range

$220,000 - $292,000 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

• 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 .