Anduril Industries · 7 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Distributed Simulation
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$220K/yr - $292K/yr
8+ years expAnduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead their Distributed Simulation efforts, responsible for building a new product that enables robots to collaborate across multiple sites.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Building a new distributed simulation product that Anduril is building to enable heterogeneous groups of robots to collaborate together across multiple physical sites
Use your prior expertise to make well-reasoned arguments for a design that accounts for: differing visions of 'truth' on the server and client, latency between clients and the server, where to do GPU-intensive computation, registering new robots with the network, shipping software updates without compromising availability, moving data across segregated networks, monitoring of simulation state for post-exercise debugging and reporting
Qualification
Required
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Recent (<2 years in the past) experience writing and maintaining software codebases with significant complexity
Prior experience in distributed simulation, especially from writing massive multiplayer online (MMO) games or from a similar defense context
Experience as a tech lead and mentor for teams of at least 5 other engineers
Preferred
Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
8+ years of software engineering experience including significant work in at least two of the following: C++, Golang, Java, Rust, Python
Experience setting up CI/CD, metrics + logging infrastructure for a live service, and alerting
Experience with cloud infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS
Experience with Nix
Benefits
Healthcare Benefits
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: 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.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: 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.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
Company
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.25BKey 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
Brian Schimpf
Co-Founder and CEO
Joseph Chen
Co-founder
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