Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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, 3‑D 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.

The Discovery team at Anduril is at the forefront of incubating and maturing high‑potential, software‑defined, AI‑native offerings that meet the toughest, newest challenges across hardware, software, space, and cyber domains. We’re the architects of mission autonomy and mesh networking, delivering scalable hardware solutions that meet some of the most urgent national security needs. By working hand‑in‑hand with elite teams in Perception, AI, Motion Planning, Hardware, Test Engineering, Space, Networking, and Vehicle hardware, we craft cutting‑edge, end‑to‑end systems that redefine mission success.

As a Software Engineer in the Discovery team, you will tackle a diverse range of challenges in networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and more. Your work will ensure seamless integration of Anduril products to achieve critical outcomes. You will work on a fast‑paced team and have opportunities to watch your creations operate in fielded deployment environments. Above all, Software Engineers at Anduril must embody a “Whatever It Takes” mindset—executing tasks expediently, scalably, and pragmatically while prioritizing the mission.

You will make sound engineering decisions to deliver high‑quality outcomes on time. In addition to building the software, you will work directly with customers to deploy it.

• Work on challenging problems in a fast‑paced environment from across our portfolio of programs and products
• Stand up the infrastructure, simulation solutions, and integrations for agent development
• Create data analysis and validation workflows
• Collaborate closely with customers, product designers, researchers, and other engineering teams to shape and build new software products and applications, optimizing for maximum value to the end user.
• Work with internal and external customers to understand simulation requirements and develop efficient modeling and simulation solutions for agent training
• Identify problems; solve them: implement robust, high‑quality solutions

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or related technical discipline
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
• Hands‑on experience with Docker for building and managing containerized applications, deploying and scaling services on Kubernetes clusters, and configuring CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
• A desire to work on critical software that has a real‑world impact

• Demonstrated experience in machine learning training infrastructure and deployments
• Expertise in virtualization and containerization technologies
• Experience with SITL and HITL simulation infrastructure design, development and deployment for complex systems

$220,000 – $292,000 USD (base salary only; equity and benefits are additional). The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors. Actual salary offer may vary based on work experience, education, and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.

Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

• Healthcare – comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at…