Staff Software Engineer - Autonomy & Defense Systems

Anduril Industries

Irvine (CA)

On-site

USD 220,000 - 292,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Anduril Industries in Irvine, CA seeks a Staff Software Engineer to solve problems in networking, autonomy, and systems integration, delivering scalable solutions to customers while upholding quality and expedient execution. The role emphasizes pragmatic engineering decisions and mission-driven impact.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in diverse programming languages, strong React/Javascript skills, and the ability to navigate complex codebases. A U.S. Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years with multiple programming languages (Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript).
  • Strong experience with React and JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Own the software solutions deployed to customers.
  • Write code to improve products and scale mission capability.
  • Collaborate across teams to plan, build, test complex functionality.
  • Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring.
  • Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next steps.
  • Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing UX and constraints.
  • Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.

Skills

Programming languages
Python
C++
Rust
Go
JavaScript
React
TypeScript
Data processing
Security clearance

Tools

React
JavaScript
TypeScript

Job description

Anduril Industries in Irvine, CA seeks a Staff Software Engineer to solve problems in networking, autonomy, and systems integration, delivering scalable solutions to customers while upholding quality and expedient execution. The role emphasizes pragmatic engineering decisions and mission-driven impact.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in diverse programming languages, strong React/Javascript skills, and the ability to navigate complex codebases. A U.S. Secret clearance is required.

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