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Anduril Industries · 13 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer, Cloud

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on enhancing military capabilities with advanced technology. The Principal Software Engineer will lead the development of the Menace Mesh, a critical battlefield network, driving strategy, execution, and product definition while managing architectural design and cross-division collaboration.

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Responsibilities

Divisional responsibilities leading the end to end efforts and team responsible for developing Menace Mesh - our fundamental battlefield network offering. You will drive strategy, execution, and product definition on from an early stage product through feature development, scalability, and a long term engineering vision
Work cross divisionally on defining the technical vision, developing product roadmaps across Connected Warfare while giving appropriate consideration of key design choices, performance parameters, schedule, costs and risk
Lead the end to end efforts and team responsible for enabling resilient and mesh-by-default networking at the edge through optimized communication pathways and communication continuums across echelons
Own technical vision developing product roadmaps that give appropriate consideration of design key performance parameters, schedule, costs and risk
Coordinate the development of prototype and early releases that provide real capabilities in hands of customers and internal business lines at rapid pace
Manage the detailed design of the architecture and stack that balances customer requirements, product vision and speed to market
Work with senior leadership to gain strategic alignment and ensure resource plans are adequate for work scope
Enable remote sustainment of solutions at scale

Qualification

Distributed systems architectureCloud-native architecturesLarge-scale production systemsContainerizationOrchestrationManaged infrastructure servicesAWSAzureGCPStrategic alignmentCommunication pathwaysTeam leadershipCustomer focus

Required

Bachelor's of Science, Masters or PhD in an engineering field
Deep, hands-on expertise in designing, building, and owning the architecture of distributed systems
Proven experience running large-scale production systems with high availability and performance requirements
Demonstrated ability to make architecture and tradeoff decisions across security, latency, and extensibility
Deep familiarity with cloud-native architectures, including containerization, orchestration and managed infrastructure services
Experience in a senior role leading programs from initial concept through test and delivery to customers
Experience creating teams and focusing them around a common vision
Direct experience deploying and operating distributed systems on major cloud platforms including AWS, Azure and/or GCP a huge plus
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December.
Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching.
Annual reimbursement for professional development
Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Available depending on role eligibility.

Company

Anduril Industries

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Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$6.25B
Key Investors
AlphaTON Capital Corp.Founders FundU.S. Department of Defense
2025-12-16Corporate Round· $30M
2025-06-05Series G· $2.5B
2025-01-07Grant· $14.3M

Leadership Team

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Brian Schimpf
Co-Founder and CEO
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Joseph Chen
Co-founder
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