Air Defense - Software Engineering Lead

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's Air Defense Team builds robots that find other robots and knocks them out of the sky. At a time when air superiority can no longer be taken for granted, the Air Defense team provides mission critical capabilities to warfighters. From detection to tracking, identification, deterrence, and defeat, our family of networked sensors and effectors enables our customers to rapidly close the kill chain against a broad range of UAS threats. Working across product, engineering, sales, logistics, operations, and mission success, the Air Defense team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril CUAS Family of Systems (FoS) in challenging operational environments worldwide.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a Software Engineering Lead for our growing team in Irvine, CA. As a Software Engineering Lead on the Air Defense Engineering Team you'll own efforts to ensure that the Air Defense Software Team is operating effectively and efficiently. You will be owning the operational aspects of a large software engineering team and partnering with engineering leads to optimize and scale team output, and ensure overall execution towards business goals.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead software sprints and drive release readiness while maintaining code quality across multiple sprint teams within the division.
• Manage the development and deployment of major, minor, and patch releases for multiple products and programs.
• Mentor a small team of engineers to foster strong development processes and practices as well as scale future leaders.
• Collaborate with internal team members and external partners to build technologies and processes which enable users to safely and rapidly develop and deploy autonomous systems.
• Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team software projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross-functional initiatives. Instill an efficient project management mindset and workflow across the teams.
• Partner deeply with engineering leaders to drive successful program execution and team velocity across groups of software teams and more broadly across departments. Be an effective proxy in program and organizational matters to help engineering leads scale.
• Drive, track, and communicate the progress of technical deliverables for the team or group's key programs. Define efficient processes for communicating group program status more broadly.
• Help to define the roadmap for the Air Defense Software team while working with partner engineering teams to ensure that the organization's technical roadmap is well understood and that programs and staffing are aligned with the roadmap.
• Identify and resolve systemic execution issues across the team or group that require broader initiatives to resolve.
• Identify, resolve, escalate key cross team dependencies.
• Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose technical alternatives when necessary; ask questions that clarify priorities.

CORE REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong engineering background preferably as a Software Engineer and/or Lead/Manager.
• Experience with multiple programming languages such as C++, Rust, Python, and Golang.
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams.
• Extensive experience with Agile methods and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Ability to own, track, and drive execution of sprints and Jira boards.
• Strong process and organization skills
• Strong written / verbal communication skills
• Ability to describe and figure out the shape of a problem and work through a solution
• Experience running projects and processes with little oversight; can unblock themselves
• Highly developed analytical and communication skills
• High grit, proactive, and enthusiastic
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in building programs for software deliverables from ground up
• Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction
• Experience is rolling out potentially disruptive organizational process changes
• Experience owning a complex release process with multiple hardware and software products
• Experience with Nix/NixOS
• Experience implementing automated testing frameworks in a hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) environment
• Experience with creating communication plans for various levels of stakeholders
• Strong technical, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline

US Salary Range

$154,000 - $231,000 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. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits:For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
  • For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
  • For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!

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