Anduril Industries

Staff Full-Stack Tech Lead Manager, Air Dominance

Anduril Industries$220K — $292K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience with frontend languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, and React
  • 8+ years of experience with programming languages including Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go
  • Experience leading teams of at least 5 engineers as a tech lead or manager
  • Degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Experience with data-intensive frontend applications and significant data processing solutions
  • Broad experience in delivering functional outcomes to customers
  • Eligible to obtain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team to deliver mission planning software
  • Partner with end-users to translate needs into product features
  • Own and manage mission autonomy systems and services for customer deployment
  • Write code to enhance products and increase mission capabilities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and test complex features
  • Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring purposes
  • Triage and coordinate solutions for technical issues
  • Travel up to 25% to build and test real-world capabilities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plans with minimal costs for US employees
  • Income protection through life and disability insurance for all employees
  • Generous PTO plan with caregiver and wellness leave
  • Family planning and parenting support, including coverage for fertility treatments
  • Free 24/7 mental health resources and additional legal/financial support
  • Annual reimbursement for professional development
  • Company-funded commuter benefits and potential relocation assistance
Full Job Description
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

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 and roboticists excited about creating the tools for other developers to build an autonomy software stack that includes computer vision, motion planning, SLAM, controls, estimation, and secure communications.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Lead a team of software engineers to deliver mission planning software
  • Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints
  • Own the mission autonomy systems and services that are deployed to customers.
  • Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to more customers.
  • Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
  • Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring.
  • Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps.
  • Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.
  • Travel up to 25% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.
CORE REQUIREMENTS
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
  • 8+ years of experience using frontend languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.
  • 8+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go
  • Experience as a tech lead or tech lead manager for teams of at least 5 other engineers
  • Degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Electrical Engineering, related technical degree, or equivalent experience
  • Experience working on frontend applications, preferably data-intensive or map-based systems
  • Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
  • Broad experience in delivering functional outcomes to customers (internal or external)


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:

Healthcare Benefits
  • 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.

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.

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
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200 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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