Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · Seattle, WA (SEA-01) · Washington, DC (DC-01)
Defenseonsitesenior
At a glance
Highlights
- Deploy AI-native air and missile defense systems for real-world missions.
- Build mission autonomy and resilient mesh architectures on Lattice OS.
- Support field operations and drive high availability of defense systems.
Ideal candidate
A mission-driven engineer who thrives in unpredictable field environments and owns technical outcomes end-to-end. You love teaching users, learning complex systems quickly, and delivering real-world impact for defense.
Requirements
- Ability to travel to Asia Pacific region for up to one month at a time (up to 50% of the year)
- Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or similar
- Experience with programming languages such as Go, Rust, or Python
- Experience with frontend frameworks such as React or Angular
- Experience building software involving significant data processing and analysis
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
- Desire to work on critical software with real-world impact
Lab profile
About Anduril
Defense technology company building autonomous systems for military missions.
What they build
- Lattice OS
- Ghost
- Anvil
Known for
- Autonomous defense systems
- AI-powered command and control
- Rapid hardware-software iteration
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California
- Backed by Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz
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