Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Anduril Industries
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This role pays more than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $155,500–$222,125 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $242k versus about $189k for comparable roles.
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.
Anduril Industries currently has 901 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $166,000–$220,000 across 858 roles with salary data.
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JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer, Discovery The Senior Software Engineer, Discovery joins the Strategic Defense team to develop a software-defined command and control layer designed to counter ballistic, hypersonic, and air-breathing threats. You will write production code to improve robust C2 products, scale mission capabilities, and own software solutions deployed at the edge of innovation. This role involves solving complex problems in networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and distributed systems. You will collaborate with teams in AI, Edge Hardware, Space Solutions, and Test Engineering to build end-to-end systems for integrated air and missile defense. Required technical skills include proficiency in C++, Rust, Go, or Python. You must be able to manage technical tradeoffs, debug unfamiliar systems, and handle significant data processing where software interacts directly with physical hardware.
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