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.
Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and 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 JOBAnduril is seeking a senior engineer with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud experience to build and maintain resilient infrastructure supporting deployment of mission-critical software across multi-cloud and on-premises environments.
WHAT YOU'LL DO- Design, deploy, and operate mission-critical Kubernetes clusters that are highly available, resilient, and scalable, without relying on cloud-managed services
- Develop and maintain tooling infrastructure to build and support deployments to the cloud and on-prem
- Troubleshoot and remediate complex issues in Linux-based infrastructure
- Collaborate with software development teams to optimize containerized application deployments (CI/CD)
- Monitor for and remediate security weaknesses and baseline regressions across infrastructure
- Serve as a subject matter expert for teams across Anduril looking to leverage Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong engineering background from industry or school with 3 - 7+ years of experience with Go, Python, Java, or other common object-oriented languages
- Strong Kubernetes is required
- Extensive experience with SRE principles and practices in Kubernetes environments
- Extensive experience across one or more managed Kubernetes offerings (Rancher, Anthos, etc.)
- Experience with hardening and monitoring Kubernetes clusters
- Deep experience with architecting and securing cloud infrastructure in deployed/production environment
- Highly proficient in multiple modern cloud providers (preferably GCP or AWS)
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (preferably Terraform)
- Ability to decompose abstract program goals into achievable technical objectives and strategies for measuring progress
- Experience leading and mentoring teams of engineers and working cross-functionally across partner teams
- Possess a desire to work on critical mission software that has a real-world impact
- Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
- Working experience in DevOps, Security Engineering, and/or SRE roles
- AWS certifications
- Kubernetes certifications
- Willingness to travel up to 10%
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:
Healthcare Benefits
- US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
- IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional 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
- US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
- UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
- AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
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Anduril Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Anduril and has not been reviewed or approved by Anduril.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is characterized as platinum-level with company-paid employee premiums and broad medical, dental, and vision coverage. Mental health access and primary-care extras further reinforce the depth of this offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid caregiver/parental leave is positioned as generous and fully paid, paired with extensive family‑building support across fertility, adoption, and gestational carrier services. These elements broaden practical support for a wide range of family needs.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is treated as a meaningful component of total compensation, with four‑year vesting common in offers. This upside is often framed as a reason technical packages feel competitive when combined with cash and benefits.
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What We Do
Anduril is a defense products company. Unlike most defense companies, we don’t wait for our customers to tell us what they need. We identify problems, privately fund our R&D and sell finished products off the shelf. Ideas are turned into deployed capabilities in months, not years.
Why Work With Us
Thinkers and doers working interdependently. We bring the brightest minds and best-in-class talent together with veterans who have lived the problems of our warfighters.
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