Forward Deployed Software Engineer, JBLM (Active Clearance)

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)full time

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$166k–$253k

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Anduril Industries Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Anduril Industries builds software solutions for tactical edge platforms, focusing on networking, autonomy, and systems integration. The role involves end-to-end delivery of mission-critical capabilities and collaborating closely with end-users and multiple teams.

Responsibilities

Own software solutions spanning core mesh platforms, data interfaces, and release management deployed directly to customers to scale critical mission capabilities.
Deliver well-architected systems using modern software engineering practices—including code and design reviews—while championing scalability, reliability, testability, portability, and maintainability.
Drive software solutions end-to-end, partnering closely with end-users to translate complex needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.
Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex, cross-functional functionality.
Ensure system health and rapid resolution by creating and analyzing monitoring metrics, triaging production issues, root-causing failures, and coordinating next steps.
Travel 10% – 30% of the time to meet customers wherever in the world they are, collaborate with teammates across the globe, understand real-world operating conditions, and build, test, and deploy capabilities directly in the field.

Qualification

Deep networking experienceA deep$166

Required

Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret Clearance
Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Networking, Mathematics, or Physics
At least 3-10+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, C++, Rust, etc.
Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and 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

Preferred

Experience working with and designing distributed systems
Proven ability to deliver high-quality results at pace, ideally within a startup or high-growth environment
Deep networking experience, especially for distributed systems operating in non-standard networking conditions
Familiarity with industry standard cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and software infrastructure fundamentals (networking, security, distributed systems)
A deep, demonstrated understanding of how computers and networks work, from a single desktop to a multi-cluster cloud node
Professional software development lifecycle experience using tools such as version control, CICD systems, etc.
Familiarity with industry standard monitoring, logging, and data management tools and best practices
$166,000—$253,000 USD

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Anduril Industries

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