Anduril Industries

Mission Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Anduril Industries$166K — $220K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years engineering experience with 3+ years in low-level infrastructure or operations
  • Deep expertise with Kubernetes in production settings, facing scalability challenges
  • Strong programming skills in Go, Python, Rust, or Java for production-grade tools
  • Hands-on with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and infrastructure as code
  • Ability to debug complex distributed systems across multiple layers
  • Proven track record of enhancing system reliability via architectural changes
  • Strong incident management skills; experience leading critical outage responses
  • Eligible for U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement comprehensive monitoring and observability systems
  • Build infrastructure automation for managing large-scale distributed systems
  • Collaborate with specialist teams in perception, motion planning, and hardware
  • Solve complex challenges related to aerial and multi-domain robotic systems
  • Manage operational challenges at scale with Kubernetes
  • Improve system reliability through strategic architectural decisions
  • Lead incident response to critical outages and communicate effectively

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package available at low or no cost
  • Strong support in health and recovery
  • Flexible benefits enhancing overall well-being
  • Top-tier programs addressing employee needs and future planning
  • Highly competitive equity grants included with offers
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM

The Air Dominance & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial and multi-domain robotic systems. The team is responsible for taking products like Fury (unmanned fighter jet) and Barracuda (air-breathing cruise missile) from concept to product. The team also develops Lattice for Mission Autonomy, Anduril's premier software platform that enables masses of Fury, Barracuda, and other first and third party robots to collaborate across various missions. We work in close coordination with specialist teams like Perception, Motion Planning, Hardware, and Test Engineering to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers to design and implement comprehensive monitoring, observability and alerting systems as well as build infrastructure automation to help manage large scale distributed systems.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 5+ years of engineering experience with at least 3+ years focused on low level infrastructure problems, production operations, or infrastructure engineering
  • Deep expertise with Kubernetes in production environments, including operational challenges at scale
  • Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as Go, Python, Rust, or Java with ability to build production-grade tooling
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and infrastructure as code practices
  • Demonstrated ability to debug complex distributed systems issues across multiple layers of the stack
  • Track record of improving system reliability through architectural changes, not just operational band-aids
  • Strong incident management and communication skills, with experience leading responses to critical outages
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience with defense, aerospace, or other mission-critical systems where downtime has severe consequences
  • Expertise in performance optimization and capacity planning for high-throughput, low-latency systems
  • Knowledge of chaos engineering principles and experience implementing resilience testing frameworks
  • Familiarity with CI/CD platforms and deployment automation (ArgoCD, FluxCD, Spinnaker, Jenkins)
  • Understanding of networking fundamentals including load balancing, DNS, TLS/SSL, and network security
  • Experience with configuration management and secrets management solutions (Vault, Sealed Secrets, SOPS)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Proven experience designing and implementing observability stacks (metrics, logging, tracing) using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, or equivalent
  • Active Secret or higher security clearance


US Salary Range

$166,000-$220,000 USD

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:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced systems for the military. The company was founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, and Matt Grimm, and has since grown to become a major player in the defense industry. Anduril's products include autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and other advanced technologies that are designed to enhance military capabilities. The company has received significant funding from investors and has partnerships with several major defense contractors. Anduril is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Learn more about Anduril Industries
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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