Senior Software Engineer, Air & Missile Defense
Anduril IndustriesBase Salary
$190k - $252k/yr
Responsibilities
- Shape the technical direction of a small, high-impact team while remaining hands-on in design, implementation, and code review.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pair programming, code reviews, technical guidance, and architectural discussions.
- Write production-quality C++ and Python for mission-critical systems and promote engineering excellence across large codebases.
- Prototype software solutions and guide them from research and simulation through deployed tactical implementation.
- Develop high-performance software spanning tactical systems and web applications.
- Use high-fidelity modeling, simulation, analysis tools, and analytical techniques to quantify technology benefits.
- Lead technical interchange meetings, sprint planning, and customer engagements.
- Own the software development lifecycle and navigate complex technical trade-offs.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership while remaining a hands-on individual contributor.
- Experience working with large, complex codebases in collaborative teams.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
- Direct air and missile defense experience, such as multi-target tracking, sensor fusion, threat classification, kill chain development, or command-and-control systems including IBCS, Patriot, Aegis, or similar programs.
- Experience with big data, NoSQL, and database technologies.
- Knowledge of software design, algorithm implementation, software analysis, testing, and optimization.
- Knowledge of differential equations, linear algebra, optimization, statistics, and random processes.
- Knowledge of controls, estimation theory, and digital signal processing.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
- Preferred: experience leading small teams or technical workstreams, growing engineers through mentorship and coaching, asynchronous/parallel/GPU programming, and deploying software to tactical or edge environments.
Benefits
- Full-time employees receive comprehensive health and other benefits available at little to no cost.
- Full-time offers include top-tier benefits and, in most cases, competitive equity grants.
- US salary range is $190,000-$252,000 base salary.
- Applicants are asked to provide transcripts or detailed information about relevant academic performance and coursework during the early application process.
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.