Anduril Industries

Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries$220K — $292K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years managing software engineering teams
  • 5+ years in software development within modern web ecosystems like TypeScript, React, and CSS/SCSS
  • Experience with RESTful APIs and addressing state management and concurrency challenges
  • Familiarity with front-end testing tools such as Jest and Cypress
  • Experience with serialization frameworks like Protobufs
  • Possession of active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a high-performing team of software engineers
  • Define technical architecture for mission-critical web applications
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align UI development with customer milestones
  • Ensure rigorous testing and validation of web applications
  • Balance people leadership with operational execution for team outcomes

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and competitive benefits package with minimal employee costs
  • Support for health and recovery needs
  • Focus on employee investment and support through various life stages
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and next generation national security 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.
WHAT YOU'LL DO

Anduril's AIS team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead, and scale a high-velocity team responsible for the software and user-interface ecosystem powering next-generation hardware platforms and System-on-Chip (SoC) devices. In this role, you will balance people leadership, technical direction, and operational execution, ensuring your team delivers robust, mission-critical web applications that are rigorously tested and validated.
  • Team Leadership & People Management: Mentor and retain a high-performing team of front-end and full-stack software engineers.
  • Technical Strategy & Architecture: Guide the architectural direction for mission-critical web UIs, ensuring high reliability, test coverage, low latency, and seamless state synchronization with underlying hardware and backend services.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers, Embedded Systems Engineers, Backend Leads, and Hardware teams to align UI roadmaps with customer delivery milestones.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams
  • 5+ years of software development experience with deep expertise in modern web ecosystems, including TypeScript, modern CSS/SCSS, and React (with state management tools such as Redux Toolkit).
  • Experience using RESTful APIs and addressing common challenges, such as state management and concurrency
  • Experience with front-end testing methodologies and tools, such as React Testing Library, Cypress, and Jest
  • Experience with serialization and deserialization frameworks like Protobufs
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance, at a minimum.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Prior experience leading teams at the intersection of hardware/embedded devices and software interfaces (e.g., SoC integration, robotics, IoT, or edge computing).
  • Technical breadth covering backend/systems programming languages (C, C++, Rust, or Go) and modern microservice architectures.
  • Experience with IPC models in embedded contexts
  • Experience implementing authentication and authorization in classified or air-gapped environments.


US Salary Range

$220,000-$292,000 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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