Anduril Industries
Senior Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense
Anduril Industries, Irvine, California, United States, 92713
Senior Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense
Join Anduril Industries as a Senior Software Engineer in the Air Defense team. The role is based in Irvine, CA, and focuses on solving networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics challenges to deliver mission‑critical software solutions. About the Team
The Air Defense team builds systems that detect, track, identify, deter, and defeat airborne threats, especially Unmanned Aerial Systems. The team works across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success to develop, test, deploy, and sustain the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems worldwide. About the Job
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join a rapidly growing team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will tackle a wide variety of problems, make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs, and ensure that Anduril products work together to achieve critical outcomes.
Mission Software Engineers are driven by a “Whatever It Takes” mindset—executing in an expedient, scalable, and pragmatic way while keeping the mission top‑of‑mind. What You’ll Do
Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to more customers Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next steps Partner with end‑users to translate needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints Travel approximately 30% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world Required Qualifications
Strong engineering background, ideally in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering 7+ years of experience with programming languages such as Python, Rust, Go, etc. Experience building software solutions involving significant data processing and analysis Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases A desire to work on critical software that has a real‑world impact Active U.S. Secret clearance Preferred Qualifications
Experience with NixOS Developing and testing multi‑agent autonomous systems and deploying in real‑world environments Feature and algorithm development with understanding of behavior trees Developing software/hardware for flight systems and safety critical functionality Distributed communication networks and message standards Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics Compensation
Salary range:
$191,000 — $253,000 USD Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for U.S. roles at little to no cost Full medical insurance premium coverage for UK & AUS roles Annual contribution toward private health insurance for IE roles Life and disability insurance for all employees Generous paid time off with holiday hiatus in December; caregiver & wellness leave Family planning & parenting support, including fertility treatments, adoption, gestational carriers Mental health resources and 24/7 free access; additional work‑life services such as legal and financial support Annual professional development reimbursement Commuter benefits based on region Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility) Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after‑tax options for U.S. roles; pension plan with employer match for UK & IE; superannuation for AUS Equal Opportunity Statement
Anduril is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration. How to Apply
To view Anduril’s candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
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Join Anduril Industries as a Senior Software Engineer in the Air Defense team. The role is based in Irvine, CA, and focuses on solving networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics challenges to deliver mission‑critical software solutions. About the Team
The Air Defense team builds systems that detect, track, identify, deter, and defeat airborne threats, especially Unmanned Aerial Systems. The team works across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success to develop, test, deploy, and sustain the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems worldwide. About the Job
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join a rapidly growing team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will tackle a wide variety of problems, make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs, and ensure that Anduril products work together to achieve critical outcomes.
Mission Software Engineers are driven by a “Whatever It Takes” mindset—executing in an expedient, scalable, and pragmatic way while keeping the mission top‑of‑mind. What You’ll Do
Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to more customers Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next steps Partner with end‑users to translate needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints Travel approximately 30% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world Required Qualifications
Strong engineering background, ideally in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering 7+ years of experience with programming languages such as Python, Rust, Go, etc. Experience building software solutions involving significant data processing and analysis Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases A desire to work on critical software that has a real‑world impact Active U.S. Secret clearance Preferred Qualifications
Experience with NixOS Developing and testing multi‑agent autonomous systems and deploying in real‑world environments Feature and algorithm development with understanding of behavior trees Developing software/hardware for flight systems and safety critical functionality Distributed communication networks and message standards Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics Compensation
Salary range:
$191,000 — $253,000 USD Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for U.S. roles at little to no cost Full medical insurance premium coverage for UK & AUS roles Annual contribution toward private health insurance for IE roles Life and disability insurance for all employees Generous paid time off with holiday hiatus in December; caregiver & wellness leave Family planning & parenting support, including fertility treatments, adoption, gestational carriers Mental health resources and 24/7 free access; additional work‑life services such as legal and financial support Annual professional development reimbursement Commuter benefits based on region Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility) Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after‑tax options for U.S. roles; pension plan with employer match for UK & IE; superannuation for AUS Equal Opportunity Statement
Anduril is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration. How to Apply
To view Anduril’s candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
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