Senior Software Engineer, Air & Missile Defense
Anduril IndustriesBase Salary
$190k - $252k/yr
Responsibilities
- Shape the technical direction of a small team while remaining hands-on in software 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 while promoting engineering excellence in testing, collaboration, and development workflows.
- Prototype advanced software solutions and guide them from research and prototype stages to deployed tactical implementations.
- Implement high-performance software spanning tactical systems and web applications.
- Use high-fidelity modeling, simulation environments, 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 technical trade-offs and ambiguity.
- Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/work experience.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring junior 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, including areas such as multi-target tracking, sensor fusion, threat classification, kill chain development, or command-and-control systems such as IBCS, Patriot, Aegis, or similar programs.
- Experience with big data, NoSQL, or 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.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
- Preferred: experience leading small teams or technical workstreams as a top individual contributor.
- Preferred: a track record of developing engineers through mentorship, code review culture, and technical coaching.
- Preferred: experience with asynchronous, parallel, or GPU programming.
- Preferred: experience deploying software to real-world tactical or edge environments.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees, including support for health and recovery.
- Full-time offers may include equity grants as part of total compensation.
- U.S. salary range is $190,000–$252,000 in base salary.
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.