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Salary: USD 190,000 - 252,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company building AI-powered military systems and command-and-control platforms. This Senior Software Engineer role focuses on sensor fusion, multi-target tracking, and mission-critical defense applications.
You will join a small, high-impact team working on state-of-the-art algorithms and software that power real-world military systems. The role blends hands-on technical contribution with technical leadership and mentorship.
Key Responsibilities:
- Shape technical direction while remaining deeply hands-on in design, implementation, and code review
- Mentor and uplevel junior and mid-level engineers through pair programming, code reviews, and architectural guidance
- Lead by example: write production-quality C++ and Python for mission-critical systems, setting standards for engineering excellence (CI/CD, unit testing, large-codebase collaboration, git workflows)
- Prototype state-of-the-art software solutions in agile environments and guide teams from prototype to deployed tactical implementation
- Implement high-performance software spanning tactical systems to web applications
- Use high-fidelity modeling, simulation, and analysis tools to quantify technology benefits
- Drive technical interchange meetings, sprint planning, and customer engagements for mission-critical outcomes
- Own all aspects of the software development lifecycle, navigating ambiguity and complex technical trade-offs
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to colleagues, customers, and non-technical stakeholders
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of software engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent education/work experience)
- Demonstrated experience mentoring junior engineers and providing technical leadership on a team while continuing as a hands-on individual contributor
- Experience supporting and navigating large, complex codebases as part of a collaborative team
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python
- Direct experience in air and missile defense domains, such as multi-target tracking, sensor fusion, threat classification, kill chain development, or command-and-control systems (e.g., IBCS, Patriot, Aegis, or similar programs)
- Software engineering expertise: software design, algorithm implementation, and software analysis, testing, and optimization
- Machine learning knowledge: supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, and classification
- Applied mathematics: differential equations, linear algebra, optimization, statistics, and random processes
- Engineering fundamentals: controls, estimation theory, and digital signal processing
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading small teams or technical workstreams while remaining a top individual contributor
- Track record of growing engineers through mentorship, code review culture, and technical coaching
- Experience with asynchronous programming, parallel programming, and GPU programming
- Prior experience deploying software to real-world tactical/edge environments
