Staff Software Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Posted: 77 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Staff Software Engineer

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The Staff Software Engineer joins a shared software engineering pipeline supporting CorpTech Platform, ArsenalOS, and CorporateOS. This role involves full-stack product work on high-availability systems, where the engineer will own and deliver features for Forge, a production platform. Day-to-day responsibilities include contributing quality code, writing tests, and leveraging frontier AI tooling for development. The engineer will partner with the factory floor to enable high-rate production of products like Roadrunner and Fury while participating in an on-call rotation. Required technical skills include proficiency in Javascript, React, Typescript, and web frameworks like NextJS. The role solves critical business problems by building the digital backbone for manufacturing, ERP engineering, and financial operations, ultimately scaling production systems and internal enterprise tools with high rigor and speed.

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Skills

Javascript React Typescript NextJS full stack web development AI ERP MES WMS CRM high-availability systems QA

What you'll do

Own and deliver features for Forge, Anduril’s production platform.
Contribute high-quality code and write tests to improve team applications.
Leverage frontier AI tooling for development and contribute to local AI harnesses.
Partner with the factory floor to enable high-rate production of hardware products.
Participate in an on-call rotation for software support of production floor applications.
Collaborate cross-functionally with systems architecture, product design, and factory systems teams.

What we're looking for

12+ years of experience in a software engineering role building products.
Deep expertise in one or more portions of full stack web development, such as backend, frontend, or integration.
Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical degree.
Experience working with large enterprise applications and platforms with high availability requirements.
Proficiency with Javascript, React, Typescript, and web frameworks such as React or NextJS.
U.S. Person status is required to access export controlled data.
Experience in hyper growth startup-like environments scaling software development processes (preferred).
Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance (preferred).

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