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Salary: USD 191,000 - 292,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company building AI-powered military systems. The Strategic Defense team develops software-defined command and control systems for air and missile defense, combining autonomy, tracking, simulation, and systems engineering to create fire control systems that operate at speed and scale.
As a Senior Front End Software Engineer, you will own all front-end decisions for a team of 30+ engineers, developing tools and capabilities that extend Anduril's Lattice OS (an AI-powered operating system) to solve customer problems in command and control of complex assets, missile defense mission planning and execution, networking, and remote asset management in far-edge environments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and architect front-end solutions using React and TypeScript for mission-critical applications
- Collaborate closely with customers, product designers, and cross-functional engineering teams (AI, Edge Hardware, Space Solutions, Networking, Test Engineering) to shape and build new software products
- Build, test, deploy, and demonstrate mission-critical code in tight feedback loops with end users
- Travel up to 25% of the time to participate in customer events and deploy capabilities in real-world scenarios
- Contribute to development of reusable components across multiple Anduril product lines
- Make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs in ambiguous situations where mission success is paramount
Required Qualifications:
- Strong engineering background from industry or school in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
- Proficiency with React and TypeScript
- Proven experience developing real-time user interfaces using reactive programming libraries (ReactJS or similar)
- Ability to empathize with end-users, translate needs into features, and balance user experience with engineering constraints
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
- Desire to work on critical software with real-world impact
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Development of military operator-facing user interfaces
- Experience working with military customers
- Knowledge of distributed communication networks and message standards
- Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics
