Air Defense Software Engineer, Anduril Industries

Release Management

$124-186k

Equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers

AWS

GCP

C++

ELK

Azure

Prometheus

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

Office located in Irvine, CA

Hardware and software for national security

Open for applications

Hardware and software for national security

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Open for applications

$124-186k

Equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers

AWS

GCP

C++

ELK

Azure

Prometheus

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

Office located in Irvine, CA

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceSecurityEnterpriseDronesAerospace

Company mission

To defend against America's national security challenges to create a safer future for the nation.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

A strong Software Release Engineer will have a proven track record of developing CI/CD pipelines and a background in development, operations, and automated test coverage infrastructure, both on-device and in the cloud
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of experience in a software test engineering role (or similar), demonstrating leadership and innovation
5+ years of experience in C++
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience with modern technologies like CircleCI, GitHub, and other DevOps relevant tools
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Solid understanding of networking, security, and system administration
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance

Desirable

Experience owning a complex release process with multiple hardware and software products
Experience implementing automated testing frameworks in a hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) environment
Experience with microservice architectures
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, ELK stack)
Experience with Nix/NixOS
Knowledge of Agile methodologies

What the job involves

We are looking for a Software Engineer - Release Management Engineer for our growing team in Costa Mesa, CA
The Air Defense Software Release process is one of the most complex at Anduril
It requires the balance of validating changes across multiple product, robot, MSE and test teams, as well as pushing forward new features for short suspense customer requirements
This person will work with a team that will develop processes & tools that allow Anduril to develop and release safety critical systems quickly and reliably

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 Series E funding round in 2022 led by Valor Equity Partners. This funding was used for research and development of its autonomous defense products, such as the Roadrunner, a modular twin-jet powered autonomous vehicle that can take off and land vertically. Variants of the Roadrunner include defensive warhead armed interceptors which are the first drone weapons that can be retrieved after deployment. The company has also expanded to Australia where it is working in tandem with the Australian Defence Force to improve its military technology and infrastructure and is recruiting talent worldwide to support its rapidly growing portfolio of defense projects.

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Insights

Top investors

68% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.3)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Feb 2025

$2.5bn

SERIES G

Jan 2025

$14.3m

GRANT

Total funding: $6.2bn

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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