Senior Scientific Software Engineer
Anduril IndustriesBase Salary
$190k - $252k/yr
Responsibilities
- Shape the technical direction of a small, high-impact team while contributing hands-on to 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.
- Prototype software solutions and guide them from research and modeling through deployed tactical implementations.
- Develop high-performance software spanning tactical systems and web applications.
- Use high-fidelity modeling, simulation, analysis tools, and quantitative techniques to evaluate technology benefits.
- Lead technical interchange meetings, sprint planning, and customer engagements.
- Own the software development lifecycle and help 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 mentoring and technical leadership experience while remaining a hands-on individual contributor.
- Experience working with large, complex codebases in collaborative teams.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
- Direct experience in air and missile defense domains, including areas such as multi-target tracking, sensor fusion, threat classification, kill chain development, or command-and-control systems.
- Experience with big data, NoSQL, or database technologies.
- Experience with 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 qualifications include 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
- Competitive benefits package available at little to no cost for full-time employees.
- Full-time employees receive comprehensive support focused on health, recovery, and future needs.
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.