Director of Software Engineering, Anduril Industries
Developer Platform and Infrastructure
$228-342k
+ Equity for eligible roles
More information about location
Office located in Costa Mesa, CA
Hardware and software for national security
Open for applications
Hardware and software for national security
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$228-342k
+ Equity for eligible roles
More information about location
Office located in Costa Mesa, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To defend against America's national security challenges to create a safer future for the nation.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in senior management or leadership roles
- Proven track record leading software platform teams, developing internal tooling, and platform-level abstractions
- Strong technical background in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and platform design
- Deep proficiency in software engineering principles & architecture especially API’s, microservices and service-oriented architecture (SOA). Experience with programming languages (Rust, Go, Python, C++, React, or similar)
- Deep proficiency in Data architectures & experience with Data platforms. DB experience with SQL/NoSQL
- Demonstrated success managing teams across multiple complex projects and initiatives
- Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills with cross-functional teams
- Fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and innovation within the team
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements
- Ability to align Developer Platform, Release, & Automation initiatives with business goals and drive measurable results
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, etc.), and modern DevOps practices
- Proficiency in DevOps tools, practices, and principles (CI/CD, automation, Testing, QA, etc.)
- Experience with risk management and security best practices
- Developing and implementing robust rollback plans to quickly recover from issues and minimize the impact of problematic releases
- Implementing monitoring and observability solutions to track application performance, infrastructure health, & key metrics
- Analyzing data and identifying areas for process improvement and optimization to enhance software delivery speed and reliability
- Advocating for cost efficiency throughout the software development lifecycle, optimizing cloud resource utilization, and enforcing governance policies
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Desirable
- Experience scaling and managing large-scale developer infrastructure and enterprise-grade platforms
- Familiarity with authentication, authorization systems, fine-grained permissions, and security practices
- Background in automated testing methodologies, AI-driven testing, and advanced CI/CD tooling
- Experience driving platform innovation and adoption across large organizations
- Experience with embedded systems & building software that can be deployed on physical products. Experience with NixOs, pushing firmware updates, drivers, boot sequences, etc
- Experience with building & deploying SDK’s
What the job involves
- The Developer Platform and Infrastructure organization is responsible for the core developer platform that enables our internal business lines to build on a software platform to deliver innovative defense products
- The organization is responsible for creating internal tools and platform abstractions that significantly enhance productivity, reliability, and scalability across the company
- As the Head of Developer Platform and Infrastructure, you will lead strategic initiatives, set architectural direction and manage a cross-functional team of engineers dedicated to internal platform innovation
- Lead and manage a diverse team of software engineers and technical leaders
- Own, drive, and execute strategic vision and technical roadmap for Developer Platform
- Own building the heartbeat & rhythm of releases of the Developer Platform to most efficiently enable Anduril to leverage & move fast to deliver products. Enable key stakeholders with a best in class Developer Platform
- Drive architectural alignment and ensure robust, scalable platform abstractions and internal tooling
- Foster strong collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, including product managers, infrastructure teams, and engineering leadership
- Coordinate across all of Software Platform to create optimized flow of many software products into a scalable release methodology
- Oversee technical excellence, reliability, and scalability of internal software platforms and services
- Champion best practices in software development, DevOps, security, and continuous improvement
Our take
Anduril makes hardware and software for defense agencies including the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. Its hardware products include specialist drones with a long flight time and surveillance towers.
This hardware is tied together by proprietary software, the Lattice platform, which uses sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to integrate real-time data from Anduril hardware and third-party systems into a single, autonomous operating picture. While the hardware observes and detects, the software can make decisions as to the threat level of any anomalies, and so allow for observation and protection of an area or building with minimal manpower.
Anduril closed a $1 billion Series G funding round in 2025 led by the Founders Fund, doubling its valuation to $30 billion. This oversubscribed funding round came after the company doubled its revenue in 2024, when it won a contract with the US military to build its soldiers' VY/AR headsets for combat, a contract the company beat Microsoft to.
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Insights
68% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jul 2025
$310m
GRANT
Jun 2025
$2.5bn
SERIES G
Total funding: $6.5bn
Company benefits
- Full Family Health Coverage
- 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All Caregivers
- Family Planning & Support
- Incentivized Time Off
- Mental Health Resources
- Financial Planning
- Unlimited Provisions
- Professional Development
Company HQ
Irvine Business Complex, Irvine, CA
Leadership
Brian Schimpf
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied at Cornell, they joined Palantir as an Engineer in 2007. They left after over 9 years in order to co-found Anduril in July 2017 as CEO.
Palmer Luckey
(Co-Founder)They founded Oculus VR in April 2012, where they worked until April 2017 when they co-founded Anduril.
Trae Stephens
(Co-Founder)Former Lead Data Analyst at LexisNexis for 2 years, prior to spending 5 at Palantir. They joined Founders Fund as a Partner in 2014, and co-founded Anduril in 2017.
Matt Grimm
(Co-Founder & COO)Studied Engineering at Cornell before working as a Booz Allen Hamilton Consultant and spending over 6 years at Palantir as a Forward Deployed Engineer. They worked at Mithril Capital Management and Classy.org before co-founding Anduril in 2017.
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