Site Reliability Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Waltham, MA
Salary
$112,000–$149,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k
This role $130k
$98k most similar roles pay here $240k

This role pays less than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $148,740–$215,225 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $130k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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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.

Anduril Industries currently has 1697 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1511 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer The Site Reliability Engineer joins the Imaging team to serve as the primary point of contact for maintaining the health and uptime of fielded camera and sensor systems. This role involves triaging complex issues across the full stack, including networking failures, hardware interactions, and sensor calibrations in remote environments. You will manage high-level escalations, develop robust runbooks to automate recurring fixes, and provide technical guidance to field operators. The ideal candidate possesses strong Linux fundamentals, experience with networking protocols like IP and VPNs, and proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash. Additionally, familiarity with Nix, systemd, and incident tools is valued. This role solves the critical challenge of ensuring reliable operation for deployed hardware systems where root causes may be ambiguous across various layers of the technology stack.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn?

Median $187925 from 136 postings across 38 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage the health and uptime of deployed imaging systems across hardware, firmware, and network layers.
  • Act as the primary technical point of contact for customer support escalations regarding fielded equipment.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex networking issues in remote or constrained field environments.
  • Create runbooks and automated tools to turn recurring technical issues into permanent, documented fixes.
  • Identify and document software defects to hand off clearly defined tickets to the engineering team.
  • Provide feedback from field data to improve system observability and upgrade safety.
  • Conduct remote troubleshooting sessions with non-technical operators to resolve live equipment failures.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, field/systems engineering, or production support for deployed hardware/software systems.
  • Strong Linux fundamentals including troubleshooting networking issues like IP, routing, VPNs, and connectivity in remote environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve issues across system boundaries involving networking, services, and hardware interactions.
  • Ability to participate in a structured on-call rotation including after-hours and weekend coverage.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for remote troubleshooting with non-technical operators and documentation.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
  • Experience supporting fielded or deployed systems, hardware/sensor systems (EO/IR, optical), and sensor calibration (preferred).
  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash), Nix/NixOS, systemd management, and incident tooling like PagerDuty (preferred).

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