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Senior Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense

Anduril Industries develops advanced defense systems powered by AI to transform military capabilities. The Air Defense team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy software for networked sensors and effectors—working across autonomy, networking, systems integration, and field deployments to deliver mission-critical air defense capabilities.

Skills

  • 7+ years software engineering using languages such as Python, Rust, Go
  • Experience building systems that process and analyze significant volumes of data
  • Ability to rapidly understand and navigate complex codebases and system architectures
  • Experience with networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics or embedded systems
  • Strong debugging, metrics-driven troubleshooting, and operational focus
  • Active U.S. Secret clearance and willingness to travel for deployments

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain software solutions deployed to customers and fielded systems
  • Write robust code to improve product capability and scale mission performance
  • Collaborate across product, engineering, operations, and mission teams to plan, build, and test complex features
  • Create and analyze metrics for debugging, monitoring, and performance validation
  • Triage issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate remediation and next steps
  • Partner closely with end users to translate operational needs into pragmatic software features
  • Travel (~30%) to build, test, and deploy solutions in operational environments

Education

  • Strong engineering background from industry or school
  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (region dependent)
  • Company-covered life and disability insurance
  • Generous PTO and caregiver/wellness leave; December holiday hiatus
  • Family planning support including fertility and adoption resources
  • 24/7 mental health resources, therapy, and life coaching
  • Professional development reimbursement and career growth support
  • Commuter benefits and relocation assistance (role-dependent)
  • Retirement savings plans (401(k)/pension/superannuation by region)
  • Competitive equity grants included in most full-time offers
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Founded in 2017, based out of Irvine, California, Anduril is a defense technology company that builds creative cost-effective products to aid those serving on the front lines of national security. By listening to the national security community, A...

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October 16, 2025
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