Anduril
Senior Software Engineer, Air & Missile Defense
$190K–$252K
Broomfield, Colorado, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of software engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience.
About the job
Leads hands-on development and deployment of high-performance software for air and missile defense systems, from prototyping through tactical implementation.
What you'll do
- Shape team technical direction, mentor engineers, and contribute hands-on to design, implementation, and code review.
- Build and deploy production C++ and Python software, using modeling and simulation to assess its performance.
- Own software lifecycle activities and lead technical planning and customer engagements.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of software engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python, with experience working collaboratively in large, complex codebases.
- Direct experience in air and missile defense, such as tracking, sensor fusion, threat classification, or command-and-control systems.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience leading small teams or technical workstreams while remaining a strong individual contributor.
- Experience with asynchronous, parallel, or GPU programming, or deploying software to tactical/edge environments.
Pay
$190,000 — $252,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, Python, CI/CD, git, NoSQL
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