Software Engineer, Air Defense

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Broomfield, CO
Salary
$144,000–$191,000 / yr
Posted
124 days ago
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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $173k
This role $168k
$120k most similar roles pay here $219k

This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $136,931–$209,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $168k versus about $173k 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 1504 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Air Defense

Software Engineer, Air Defense joins the Air Defense team to develop, test, and deploy systems designed to detect, track, and defeat Unmanned Aerial System threats. This role involves solving complex problems in networking, autonomy, robotics, and systems integration while making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs to ensure products work seamlessly together. Day-to-day responsibilities include owning deployed software solutions, writing code to scale mission capabilities, collaborating across teams to build functionality, analyzing metrics for debugging, and triaging failures. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in computer science, mathematics, or physics and is proficient in programming languages such as Python, C++, Rust, Go, and JavaScript. Specialized skills include experience with data processing, motion planning, behavior trees, distributed communication networks, and developing software for flight systems and safety-critical functionality within the context of military operations and defense technology.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Colorado?

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What you'll do

  • Own the software solutions that are deployed directly to customers.
  • Write code to improve products and scale mission capabilities for more users.
  • Create and analyze metrics used for debugging and monitoring systems.
  • Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate necessary next steps.
  • Translate end-user needs into functional features while balancing engineering constraints.
  • Travel up to 30% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world environments.

What we're looking for

  • Strong engineering background in fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
  • 3+ years of experience working with programming languages including Python, C++, Rust, Go, or JavaScript.
  • Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
  • Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

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