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Staff Software Engineer, Air Defense

Anduril Industries builds advanced defense systems powered by Lattice OS to deliver autonomy, sensor fusion, and real-time command and control to warfighters. The Air Defense team is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain mission software that enables detection, tracking, identification, and defeat of UAS threats in deployed environments.

Skills

  • 10+ years building software systems using languages such as Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript
  • Strong experience with React and JavaScript/TypeScript for front-end development
  • Experience designing and implementing data processing and analysis pipelines
  • Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex, established codebases and systems
  • Proven debugging, monitoring, and incident response experience for deployed systems
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end software solutions deployed to customers, from design through operational sustainment
  • Write, review, and maintain production-quality code to scale mission capability
  • Collaborate across product, engineering, operations, and mission teams to plan, build, and test complex features
  • Create, instrument, and analyze metrics and logging used for debugging and monitoring deployed systems
  • Triage incidents, root-cause failures, and coordinate remediation and follow-up actions
  • Partner with end users and mission operators to translate needs into features while balancing UX and system constraints
  • Support field builds, tests, and deployments (travel up to 30%) and iterate based on operational feedback

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent experience
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a relevant field preferred but not required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (US roles) with low employee cost
  • Life and disability insurance paid by company
  • Generous PTO and caregiver & wellness leave, plus December holiday hiatus
  • Family planning support including fertility and adoption coverage
  • 24/7 mental health resources, therapy, and life coaching
  • Annual professional development reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits and potential relocation assistance
  • 401(k) and retirement savings options (US roles) and competitive equity grants
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