# Software Engineer, Strategic Defense at Anduril

- Company: Anduril
- What the company does: Anduril Industries builds advanced autonomous systems and defense technology to protect US and allied forces. Creating the future of national security through AI, robotics, and cutting-edge engineering. Backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.anduril.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5247868007?gh_jid=5247868007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/anduril-software-engineer-strategic-defense/

## About the role

We're seeking a Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Irvine, CA or Huntsville, AL. As a Software Engineer on the Strategic Defense team, you will solve a wide variety of problems involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and more, while making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs along the way. Your efforts will ensure that Anduril products seamlessly work together to achieve a variety of critical outcomes.

## What they're looking for

- Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
- 3+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc
- Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processingand analysis
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
- A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Tags: AFS : Strategic Defense Engineering