Staff Software Architect, Intelligence Systems
Anduril Industries· Defense· Oct 13, 2026 · 15d ago
Reston, Virginia, United States
In office
Full-time
Staff
$167K–$235K est.
10+ years exp
Job description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM
Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and next generation national security products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.
ABOUT THE JOB
We are looking for a Software Architect to join our rapidly growing team in Reston, VA. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the architectural direction of large-scale, real-time, mission-critical software. You will lead the design of high-performance systems spanning tactical edge deployments to distributed backend infrastructure, make critical trade-offs between performance, modularity, and maintainability at scale, and mentor senior engineers across the organization. This will require deep expertise in modern C++ and Rust, experience architecting numerics-heavy real-time systems, fluency with asynchronous/multithreaded programming (e.g., Tokio), and a strong grasp of the complex intersection of software and math — including state estimation, target tracking, optimization, and dynamic programming (MCP / Bellman equations) . If you are someone who thrives on ambitious problems, enjoys troubleshooting real-world systems, and wants to build software that is beyond a proof-of-concept — part of real tactical code deployed to the warfighter — then this role is for you.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Define and drive the architectural vision for large-scale software systems that ingest, fuse, and act on data from diverse sensors in real time
Lead the design and implementation of performant, real-time, embedded bare-metal systems in Rust at production scale
Make high-leverage architectural trade-offs across performance, modularity, testability, and maintainability for mission-critical, edge-deployed systems
Mentor and technically lead senior engineers, setting coding standards, review processes, and CI/CD best practices across the team
Engage directly with customers to ensure successful outcomes for mission-critical needs
Troubleshoot complex, real-world system issues spanning software, math assumptions, sensor behavior, and networking
Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle including prototyping, modeling & simulation, field testing, and deployment
Help shape hiring and technical growth of the broader organization as it hyper scales
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
10+ years of software engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Applied/Computational Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Controls/Dynamical Systems, Statistics, or related field
Proven experience architecting large-scale, production-grade codebases in real-time or high-performance environments
Experience with modern IPC frameworks and fundamentals
Experience architecting and designing REST APIs for public consumption to articulate complex real-time systems
Experience with CI/CD, unit testing, git version control, and microservices
Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
M.S. or Ph.D. in a technical field (dual academic background in software + math highly valued)
Domain expertise in embedded bare-metal systems
Expert-level proficiency in modern Rust, including asynchronous and multithreaded programming (e.g., Tokio for Rust)
Experience with FPGA
Deep knowledge of networking protocols and systems
Expertise or experience in cryptographic algorithms and the fundamentals of both symmetric and asymmetric cryptography
Prior DoD program experience (Army, Air Force, MDA, SCO, Navy)
Experience with GPU / CUDA kernel development
US Salary Range $220,000 — $292,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
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