Software Engineer; Clearance), Intelligence Systems

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.

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is a lead provider of highly specialized engineering products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements and shape concepts of operation. We design, develop, and deliver exquisite capability across their mission set using commercially available and custom hardware and software. We provide critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.

We are looking for a Software Engineer (SWE) to join our rapidly growing team in Reston, Virginia. In this role you will be responsible for developing software across projects. This role may include desktop application development, porting and refactoring code bases, performance tuning, front‑end and back‑end development, and other software development and engineering tasks as needed. You will need to work within tight timelines and resource constraints.

• Write software for desktop and full‑stack software products.
• Work at various levels of the software stack.
• Work with existing teams to maintain and update existing software systems.
• Actively contribute to the software development for critical tasks as needed to meet program deadlines.
• Adhere to software best practices and coding standards, perform code reviews, interact with revision control, build processes, and testing.
• Triage issues and investigate root cause failures.
• Collaborate closely with project lead and other technical leads across multiple projects to ensure software remains integrated and operational with other software development efforts.

• Proficiency in developing and maintaining C# code
• 3‑5 years of experience in full‑stack software development
• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
• Experience working in constrained development environments, including air‑gapped systems.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
• Ability to understand and implement Government certification requirements.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.

• Experience working with Windows Desktop application development frameworks such as WPF or Win Forms
• Experience working in JavaScript (React).
• 5+ years of experience in full‑stack software development.
• Experience working in sensitive, secure government spaces.

$166,000 — $220,000 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.