Manager, Security Software Engineering

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.

As a Manager of Software Security Engineering, you will lead and manage a software security engineering team responsible for delivering reusable, foundational security components in Anduril’s products. The ideal candidate has a background in firmware or software engineering, with a focus on platform security, and will implement critical security tooling in collaboration with other engineering teams to build resiliency into our products.

• Lead and grow a team of software engineers within the Product Security org to develop and mature the security tooling roadmap
• Set technical direction and roadmaps for architecture, design, and implementation of security features that span all Anduril products.
• Collaborate and build solutions with engineering and security teams to meet and exceed industry‑standard security goals
• Balance long‑term platform investments with fast high leverage projects
• Ensure reliable delivery of complex software projects
• Establish engineering standards for code quality, testing, and operational excellence within the team
• Manage career development, hiring, and performance for team members

• Possesses both strategic vision and technical depth, maintaining active involvement in security architecture and implementation
• Proficient with one or more programming languages (e.g., C/C++, Golang, Rust, Python)
• Regularly builds, tests, and delivers production‑ready internal tools, platforms, or infrastructure
• Experience working with embedded and/or Linux systems
• Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally: gathering requirements from non‑engineering stakeholders, translating business needs into technical plans, and driving execution
• Strong and professional communication skills (written and verbal)
• Demonstrated commitment to practical, mission‑enabling security solutions
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

• Experience building endpoint detection and response solutions
• Experience building factory automation for secure key handling/provisioning
• Experience with programmable logic devices and their development tools
• Background in product or platform security.
• Exposure to compliance frameworks and automating them.
• Track record of building and retaining high‑performing engineering teams

US Salary Range

$191,000 - $253,000 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:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.