Anduril
Senior Software Engineer, Generalist
$191K–$254K
Irvine, California, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jan 26, 2026
- Location
- Irvine, California, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience developing production-ready back-end software.
- Education
- A solid academic background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
About the job
Develops and maintains scalable backend services, data systems, and distributed software supporting Anduril’s mission-critical defense applications.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain reliable, secure backend services, data models, databases, and processing pipelines.
- Collaborate with frontend, robotics, and other teams to define requirements and integrate services.
- Optimize performance and contribute across the software development lifecycle, including testing, deployment, and maintenance.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years of hands-on production backend software development experience.
- Experience with data storage solutions and data processing pipelines.
- Academic background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Pay
$191,000 — $254,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Go, Python, Java, Rust, C++, relational databases, NoSQL databases
AI focus
The role supports backend software for mission-critical systems; the posting describes Anduril’s broader AI-powered systems but does not specify AI work for this position.
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