Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Boston, MA · Costa Mesa, CA · Seattle, WA · Washington, DC
Salary: $191,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted: today

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About Anduril Industries

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.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Platform Security

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As a Senior Software Engineer on Anduril's Platform Security Engineering team, you will collaborate with business line engineering teams to design and implement security solutions tailored to their systems, ranging from custom implementations to shared platform services. Your day-to-day responsibilities include identifying patterns across various business lines, building tooling and libraries for secure practices, conducting architecture reviews, and implementing cryptographic protocols and key management systems. You must be proficient in C++, Rust, or Go, have strong software engineering fundamentals, and experience with security for distributed systems. The role requires working across the technology stack, from secure hardware to cloud infrastructure, and involves hands-on support for teams adopting platform services. Ideal candidates are generalists who can quickly learn new domains and work effectively across multiple problem areas.

Skills

C++ Go Rust Python TypeScript React Kubernetes AWS Azure Linux TPM TEE HSM Nix CI/CD Prometheus Grafana STIGs NIST

What you'll do

Design and implement security features for business line products, including custom solutions.
Identify patterns in security implementations to promote into shared platform services.
Build tooling and libraries enabling teams to adopt secure practices independently.
Lead security architecture reviews and threat modeling for systems across the organization.
Implement cryptographic protocols, key management systems, and certificate infrastructure.

What we're looking for

6+ years of experience in designing and developing production software in large-scale environments
Proficient in C++, Rust, or Go for secure system development
Strong foundation in software engineering with ability to design complex systems quickly
Experience in security for distributed systems or strong motivation to develop deep expertise
Ability to translate product requirements into working security implementations collaboratively
Comfortable working across multiple technical domains and providing hands-on support