Staff Software Engineer, Frontend Platform

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$220,000–$292,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $219k
This role $256k
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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 · Staff Software Engineer, Frontend Platform

As a Staff Software Engineer, Frontend Platform on the ArsenalOS team, you will build software powering manufacturing, supply chain, and production operations across the factory floor and broader hardware enterprise. You will define frontend architectures, develop reusable platform capabilities, and establish patterns to enable product teams to deliver high-quality web, mobile, and progressive web experiences at scale. Your daily work involves building component libraries, application frameworks, developer tooling, and infrastructure while identifying common problems to create organizational leverage. The role requires expertise in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and related technologies, alongside a deep understanding of browser fundamentals, performance, testing, and observability. You will also navigate complex technical areas including APIs, authentication, data modeling, and distributed systems to solve challenges inherent in industrial environments such as manufacturing execution systems and warehouse management software.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 777 postings across 68 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define frontend architectures and scalable patterns for web, mobile, and progressive web applications.
  • Build reusable platform capabilities including component libraries, application frameworks, and developer tooling.
  • Develop infrastructure to support manufacturing, supply chain, and production operations software.
  • Identify common technical problems across teams and convert them into shared platform solutions.
  • Lead technically ambiguous initiatives from initial architecture through implementation and organizational adoption.
  • Maintain hands-on involvement in production code while influencing technical direction across multiple teams.
  • Ensure high performance, reliability, and observability for operationally critical user experiences.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a US Citizen to access export controlled data.
  • Deep experience building and architecting modern web applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and related technologies.
  • Experience defining frontend architecture and scalable patterns across large applications or multiple product teams.
  • Experience building reusable frontend infrastructure, shared libraries, component systems, or application frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of browser fundamentals, performance, testing, observability, and reliability.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals including APIs, authentication, data modeling, and distributed systems concepts.
  • Ability to lead technically ambiguous initiatives from architecture through implementation and adoption.
  • Experience with PWAs, mobile apps, design systems, or manufacturing software (preferred); eligibility for Secret/TS clearance (preferred).

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