Software Engineer, Intelligence Systems with Security Clearance

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. ABOUT THE TEAM  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. ABOUT THE JOB  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 that may range from full-stack enterprise software to user-facing software on embedded and custom hardware devices.

This role may include writing middleware, porting and refactoring code bases between languages, 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. WHAT YOU’LL DO  Work directly with project managers to write software for full-stack software and user-facing software on custom and embedded hardware. Work at various levels of the software stack, from databases to GUI frameworks. Work with existing teams to maintain and update existing software systems.

Provide software designs, estimates, and schedules as needed to program and project management. 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. Report to the overall software lead for the project. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS  1-3 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 complex certification requirements. Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS  Some supplementary experience in embedded systems development. Experience working in C#, C++, Python, and/or JavaScript. Experience working with AI/ML frameworks. Some experience in full-stack software development. Strong focus on security. US Salary Range$129,000—$171,000 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.

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