Site Reliability Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Waltham, MA
Salary
$112,000–$149,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $130k
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This role pays less than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $146,633–$215,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $130k versus about $181k 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 1821 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,000–$194,000 across 1607 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 escalations from customer support, develop robust runbooks to automate recurring fixes, and provide technical feedback to improve system observability. 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 exist anywhere from firmware to networked services.

What does a Site Reliability Engineer earn?

Median $187850 from 131 postings across 42 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Triage, diagnose, and resolve technical issues for deployed imaging systems across hardware, firmware, and network layers.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for high-level customer support escalations regarding fielded system failures.
  • Create and maintain runbooks, diagnostic tools, and self-service documentation to eliminate recurring support issues.
  • Identify and document software defects to hand off clearly defined tickets to the engineering team.
  • Translate field data into actionable feedback to improve system observability and upgrade safety.
  • Provide remote technical guidance to non-technical operators to resolve sensor calibrations and connectivity problems.
  • Manage a structured on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 reliability for critical mission systems.

What we're looking for

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

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