Drimva

Anduril

Senior Software Engineer, C++

$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 of high-performance C++ and Python software for mission-critical defense systems, from prototyping through tactical deployment.

What you'll do

  • Shape team technical direction, mentor engineers, and remain hands-on in design, implementation, and code review.
  • Build, test, analyze, and optimize software; guide prototypes toward deployed tactical implementations.
  • Lead technical planning and customer discussions, and own software delivery through the development lifecycle.

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; experience working collaboratively with large, complex codebases and providing hands-on technical leadership and mentorship.
  • Direct experience in air and missile defense domains, such as tracking, sensor fusion, threat classification, kill-chain development, or command-and-control systems.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance; knowledge of big data/NoSQL/databases, applied mathematics, and engineering topics including controls and digital signal processing.

Nice to have

  • Experience leading small teams or technical workstreams while remaining a top 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/C++, Python, CI/CD, git, NoSQL

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