Senior Software Engineer, Backend (SIG)
Anduril IndustriesBase Salary
$191k - $253k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build full-stack web applications that orchestrate simulation, digital-twin validation, and V&V automation workflows.
- Develop Unreal Engine 5-based 3D interfaces that visualize real-time factory and production data.
- Partner with manufacturing engineers and factory operators to translate workflows into software requirements.
- Design tools that compare as-built geometry, assembly sequences, and quality measurements against engineering specifications.
- Integrate frontend and backend systems with simulation frameworks for factory co-simulation and what-if testing.
- Develop automated V&V pipelines for integration tests, validation checks, and compliance verification.
- Deploy and operate systems in factory environments, including edge-compute clusters and OT networks.
- Architect data pipelines connecting CAD, PLM, factory sensor, and simulation data.
- Build dashboards for V&V, test management, requirements traceability, and system-level validation reporting.
- Collaborate with simulation, systems, backend, and manufacturing teams to integrate MES, PLM, ERP, and enterprise systems.
- Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, engineering practices, and an on-call rotation.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering roles building production systems.
- Deep expertise in full-stack web development across frontend and backend systems.
- Strong fluency in software architectures, APIs, distributed systems, CI/CD, and cloud or edge infrastructure.
- Proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, and modern web frameworks.
- Experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, Three.js, Babylon.js, WebGL, or comparable real-time 3D visualization technologies.
- Experience building reliable systems under operational constraints such as high availability, low latency, or limited environments.
- Understanding of 3D graphics, rendering pipelines, and visualization of complex geometric or spatial data.
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- U.S. Person status is required to access export-controlled data.
- Preferred experience includes manufacturing, industrial, OT, MES, SCADA, PLC integration, factory automation, or IoT domains.
- Preferred experience includes V&V systems, test automation, quality management software, computational geometry, CAD/CAM, STEP, IGES, OpenCASCADE, or digital-twin applications.
- Preferred experience includes OMNeT++, Simulink, SimPy, Gazebo, CARLA, WebSocket architectures, Kafka, MQTT, GraphQL, and real-time data subscriptions.
- Preferred familiarity includes ERP, MES, WMS, PLM, Jama, DOORS, Polarion, requirements traceability, formal verification, and compliance frameworks.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
Benefits
- Full-time employees receive comprehensive benefits available at little to no cost, including support for health and recovery.
- The role offers a base salary range of $191,000–$253,000 USD, with competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.
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About Anduril Industries
Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor. We are shaping the future of defense, transforming US & allied military capabilities with advanced technology. We emphasize speed and results and control our products from start to finish, including funding R&D to selling finished products off the shelf. Today, Anduril is in a rapid growth phase, deploying technology in diverse locations and developing path-making products that will change defense forever. We believe that everyone at Anduril can be a catalyst. Your perspective can change lives, and we want to help you make your mark. Our team includes thinkers and doers working interdependently. We bring the brightest minds and best-in-class talent together with veterans who have lived the problems of our warfighters. If you like building quickly and seeing your work deployed in the real world, we want you at Anduril. With offices in Orange County, Washington DC, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, London, and Sydney, our reach is wide. Check out our careers page at https://www.anduril.com/careers or send us an email at careers@anduril.com.