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.

WHAT IS AIS?

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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Anduril is seeking a senior engineer to own software architecture and development of software-defined networking services and tools for critical missions. You will help lead the delivery of high stakes, high profile, complex systems while strengthening our engineering and program-specific capabilities across Anduril.

As a Senior Software Engineer focused on supporting a critical global network, you will architect, manage, and secure network infrastructure across on-prem, remote, and mesh environments. You will be responsible for logical network designs, implementation, and management to transport data reliably, efficiently, and securely. You will write software that either directly implements or manages network routing and tunneling capabilities; knowledge of Linux networking stack is essential. You will be also responsible for crisis planning and designing/testing disaster recovery processes to protect data and systems from attacks/threats or loss of fidelity.

Please note this role is NOT just management of physical networking devices. You will be writing and maintaining software in addition to building physical multi-modal network architectures.

WHO YOU ARE

Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in fields such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics.
Deep experience with architecting and securing networks in highly visible contexts. Highly knowledgable and has been hands-on with networking protocols and technologies, including:

VPNs
Tunneling
Secure communication protocols - IPSec / MACSec
Software-Defined Networking / SD-WANs
Internet protocols - TCP/IP, DNS, etc.
Routing protocols (small and large scale - e.g. mesh routing as well as internet-scale routing across autonomous systems)

Ability to write code. You will be hands-on, building systems alongside other software engineers. You will also be a technical leader on the team (with or without management responsibilities) and must be capable of reviewing, critiquing, and mentoring software written by other engineers.
A desire to work on critical mission software that has a real-world impact.
Must possess and be able to maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

US Salary Range

$168,000—$252,000 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:

Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

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.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you!

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