Software Engineer, Discovery
About this role
Building highly-available and scalable services, data models, and APIs, engineers on the Lattice for Cyber team at Anduril Industries spend their days designing distributed software systems that operate reliably between the far edge and the enterprise across degraded, intermittent, and contested networks. They integrate best-of-breed cyber tools into the Lattice platform, build command and control frameworks, and work directly with customers to deploy software in the field. Operating from a blank sheet of paper, this founding team creates the core primitives for offensive cyber products powered by autonomous vehicles, mesh networks, and the Lattice operating system.
Candidates joining this group tackle complex challenges involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics while maintaining a pragmatic approach to engineering. Successful software professionals in this role combine a strong technical background in languages such as C, C++, Python, Go, Rust, or TypeScript with the ability to debug across the full stack from logs and networking to hardware boundaries. Anyone eager to establish clean interfaces, write thorough documentation, and collaborate directly with program teams to deliver mission-critical defense capabilities will find a fitting environment here.
What you will do
- Build scalable services, data models, and APIs that power command and control frameworks, autonomous cyber behavior trees, SIGINT analysis tools, and data exfiltration pipelines.
- Integrate best-of-breed cyber tools and products into Lattice via custom SDKs or white-glove integrations.
- Work directly with program teams and customers as they build real missions on your products.
- Contribute to technical leadership, design clarity, and long-term maintainability across a growing software stack.
- Design distributed software systems that work reliably between the far edge and the enterprise across degraded, intermittent, and contested networks.
- Incorporate AI and LLM-enabled workflow features where they improve analyst or operator effectiveness without compromising system reliability.
- Build SDKs and integrations to allow best-of-breed vendors to incorporate their software and tools into the Lattice Cyber platform.
What you need
- Bring five or more years of experience designing, building, and operating production software.
- Demonstrate strong software engineering experience in one or more of C, C++, Python, Go, Rust, or modern TypeScript and React application development.
- Possess the ability to debug across the full stack, including logs, networking, interfaces, configuration, and hardware or software boundaries.
- Have practical experience with Linux and containerized deployment.
- Maintain comfort collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams and translating ambiguous requirements into clean software interfaces.
- Show strong written and verbal communication skills for technical reviews and architecture discussions.
- Be based in, or willing to relocate to, the Washington, DC or the Orange County, CA metro areas.
- Demonstrate willingness to travel up to 20 percent of the time to support program teams and customer events while remaining US security clearance eligible.
Nice to have
- Hands-on offensive or defensive cyber background
- Exposure to AI and LLM integration patterns, inference workflows, tool orchestration, or model-assisted application features
- Front end experience in TypeScript and React
- Track record of technical leadership, productization work, or direct customer interface in complex engineering environments
- An active US security clearance
Benefits
- Competitive base salary between $166,000 and $220,000 USD
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
- Top-tier comprehensive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Skills and tech stack
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Where is this role located?
This position is based in, or requires willingness to relocate to, the Washington, DC or the Orange County, CA metro areas. Employees in this role may also travel up to 20 percent of the time to support program teams and customer events.
What is the salary range for the Software Engineer, Discovery position?
The salary range for this role is estimated between $166,000 and $220,000 USD, inclusive of base salary only. Highly competitive equity grants are also included in the majority of full-time offers.
What kind of tech stack and systems will I be working with?
You will work with C, C++, Python, Go, Rust, and modern TypeScript and React application development. The work also involves Linux, containerized deployments, and building features that integrate into Lattice OS.
What are the security clearance expectations for applicants?
Candidates must be US security clearance eligible. Having an active US security clearance is listed as a preferred qualification.
The application is on the official Anduril Industries careers page.
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