Software Engineer, Tooling

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Broomfield, COFort Collins, CO
Salary
$165,000–$218,000 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $192k
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This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $192k versus about $176k 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, Tooling

Software Engineer, Tooling joins the Air & Missile Defense Radar team to bridge the gap between tactical software engineering and DevSecOps infrastructure. The role involves building and maintaining secure automation infrastructure for radar tracking deployments, creating testing tools for tactical software, and accelerating developer workflows. Key responsibilities include designing CI/CD pipelines, architecting core tooling, implementing Infrastructure-as-Code, and establishing continuous compliance workflows to meet stringent security requirements. The candidate will utilize technologies including Python, C++, Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux systems administration while employing tools such as Terraform, Ansible, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions. This position addresses the technical challenge of deploying high-performance distributed systems that process massive amounts of sensor data in real-time to detect and characterize airborne threats. The work involves navigating complex security frameworks like DISA STIG and NIST 800-53 within classified environments.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement secure CI/CD pipelines for automated building, testing, and deployment of radar tracking software.
  • Build Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks using tools like Terraform or Ansible to provision and configure production environments.
  • Automate security compliance workflows including STIG scanning, vulnerability assessments, and configuration validation.
  • Develop containerization and orchestration solutions using Docker and Kubernetes for classified networks.
  • Create monitoring and logging infrastructure to support security operations and incident response.
  • Architect durable tools and systems to resolve developer pain points and optimize software deployment workflows.
  • Ensure all deployed systems meet stringent DoD and IC security requirements like NIST 800-53.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of experience in the field.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and C++.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools including GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
  • Working knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
  • Understanding of Linux system administration, networking, and scripting in Bash or Python.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.

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