Staff Software Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

About The Team

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.

About The Job

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Reston, Virginia. In this role you will be responsible for developing software throughout the entire hardware and software stack. This may include writing firmware and middleware components to a custom network stack, porting and refactoring code bases between languages, performance tuning, integrating encryption systems, designing software architectures, and other software development and engineering as needed. You will need to work within tight timelines and resource constraints.

What You’ll Do

• Work directly with project managers to write software for fully custom embedded systems.
• Work at any level of the hardware/software stack, from firmware to GUI frameworks.
• Work with existing teams to maintain and update existing software systems.
• Provide technical leadership and the ability to learn new software technologies quickly.
• Provide software designs, estimates, and schedules as needed to program and project management.
• Actively contribute to software development for critical tasks to meet program deadlines.
• Adhere to software best practices to include: coding standards, perform code reviews, interact with revision control, build processes, and testing.
• Triage issues and investigate root cause failures.
• Report to the overall software lead for the project.
• Coordinate with other software team leads, engineering leads, external teams and/or subcontractors, as needed.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 12 years of experience in software development, with 7 in bare metal and driver development
• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields, with a focus on embedded software systems, sensors, or other small form-factor systems
• Experience with Xilinx platforms
• Experience working in constrained development environments, including air-gapped systems
• Experience building low-level embedded software solutions including hardware integration and bare-metal code development
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
• Ability to understand and implement complex certification requirements
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 15 years of experience building top-to-bottom, full-stack (bare metal on up)
• Experience with C# application development or frontend React based UI framework
• Experience implementing network and communication protocols, cryptographic systems, display protocols, or similar
• Experience working with complex SoCs
• Experience with ISRs, MMUs, timers
• Experience developing operating systems or portions thereof
• Experience with Xilinix platforms
• Strong focus on security
  
  

US Salary Range

$220,000—$292,000 USD

Healthcare Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
  
  

Additional Benefits

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
  
  

Retirement Savings Plan

• US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
• UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
• AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.
  
  

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