Senior Software Engineer, Anduril Industries
Nix
$191-253k
Hardware and software for national security
Open for applications
Hardware and software for national security
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$191-253k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To defend against America's national security challenges to create a safer future for the nation.
Role
Who you are
- Proficiency with Nix, Nixpkgs, NixOS, and functional programming generally
- Deep understanding of how build systems and packaging ecosystems work
- Ability to dive into large and complicated systems, and use Nix to improve them
- Experience with one or more of the following languages: Rust, C++, Go, Python, Haskell
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Desirable
- Experience with managing cloud computing resources (eg: AWS)
- Experience with modern build and deployment tooling, and continuous integration (e.g. NixOS, Terraform)
- Experience designing complex software systems, and iterating upon designs via a technical design review process
- Familiarity with industry standard monitoring, logging, and data management tools and best practices
- A bias towards rapid delivery and iteration
What the job involves
- We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design, improve, and maintain the core package set which supports software distribution throughout Anduril
- This involves creating internal tooling, establishing standards, planning architectural changes, and supporting users of the package set. You are expected to provide expertise for the usage of Nix at a large scale and assist in training other engineers
- You should be capable of operating autonomously with limited oversight in a complex environment, and have the ability to break down intricate problems into simple solutions
- Maintain an internal package set in order to enable software distribution across the company for development, hosted services, and embedded devices
- Package open-source and proprietary software components using Nix
- Improve developer ergonomics by defining Nix usage standards, creating tooling support, and integrating with developer workflows
- Provide assistance, training, and mentorship to other team members
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. On top of this, it's already raising a new round in 2026, aiming to double its valuation after winning a major US Space Force contract. The future, then, looks bright for Anduril.
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Insights
68% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
May 2026
$5bn
SERIES H
Jul 2025
$310m
GRANT
Total funding: $11.5bn
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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