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Mission Software Engineer, Frontier AI

Anduril Industries builds advanced defense technology powered by Lattice OS and is scaling Frontier AI to productize large language and multi-modal models for national security. The Mission Software Engineer – Frontier AI will focus on building, deploying, evaluating, and optimizing frontier AI applications for edge and air-gapped environments, working on model integration, simulation interaction, and performance tooling.

Skills

  • Proficient scripting/coding in Python and/or Golang
  • Experience integrating models with external systems or APIs
  • Production software development and deployment experience
  • Experience deploying and integrating LLMs into production
  • Familiarity with evaluation pipelines and automated testing for models
  • Ability to work with edge and air-gapped deployment constraints
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Own software solutions deployed to customers, including build, deployment, and maintenance
  • Design and implement workflows and tools for training and adapting LLMs to generate simulation scripts
  • Build and maintain automated test suites for LLM interaction with simulation environments (correctness and performance)
  • Develop evaluation pipelines for geospatially-aware LLMs and customized spatial reasoning evaluations
  • Contribute to fine-tuning efforts to improve model performance on simulation script generation and multi-modal inputs
  • Document processes, findings, and results for internal knowledge transfer and reporting

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent experience
  • Strong engineering foundations from industry or school

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (U.S.)
  • Company-covered life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance
  • Generous PTO and company holiday calendar including December hiatus
  • 16 weeks paid caregiver & wellness leave
  • Family planning and parenting support (IVF, adoption, gestational carrier)
  • Mental health resources and additional work-life services
  • Professional development stipend
  • Daily meals and stocked micro-kitchens (at many offices)
  • Relocation assistance (role-dependent) and 401(k) plans (U.S.)
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in full-time offers
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