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Senior Software Engineer, Air Defense (Active Clearance)

Anduril Industries builds advanced defense technologies powered by an AI-driven operating system to deliver real-world military capability quickly. The Air Defense team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain software for deployed air defense systems, working across networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics to deliver mission-critical capability.

Skills

  • 6+ years building software using languages such as Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Strong experience with React and JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Experience designing software for large data processing and analysis pipelines
  • Comfort navigating and contributing to complex systems and established codebases
  • Experience with systems integration, networking, and distributed communication
  • Proven ability to deliver high-quality, mission-focused software under operational constraints
  • Active U.S. Secret clearance

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain software solutions deployed to fielded customers
  • Write production-quality code to improve products and scale mission capability
  • Collaborate with 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
  • Partner with end-users to translate operational needs into pragmatic features
  • Travel up to 30% to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world environments

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field, or equivalent industry experience

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (US roles)
  • Generous PTO, caregiver & wellness leave, and December holiday hiatus
  • Company-covered life and disability insurance
  • Family planning and parenting support including fertility and adoption coverage
  • Mental health resources, therapy, and life coaching
  • 401(k) / retirement plans and employer match (US roles)
  • Relocation assistance and commuter benefits where eligible
  • Annual professional development reimbursement
  • 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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