Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)
Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Reston, Virginia, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)
Defenseonsitesenior
At a glance
Highlights
- Protect the US and allies from ballistic, hypersonic and air-breathing threats.
- Build software-defined command and control that decides faster than humans.
- Field accredited AI-native fire-control systems rapidly and at scale.
Ideal candidate
Mission-driven senior engineer with 8+ years owning production systems end-to-end. You thrive in ambiguity, make pragmatic tradeoffs, and want software that defends against real threats.
Requirements
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance (or higher)
- 8-12+ years writing production software in languages like C++, Rust, Go, or Python
- Owned a feature or service end-to-end including design, implementation, deployment, and support
- Debugged problems in code you didn't write and systems you didn't design
- Comfortable making engineering decisions with incomplete requirements
- Able to explain technical tradeoffs to operators, hardware engineers, and customers
- hiring process
- Live coding interviews
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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