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Site Reliability Engineer - Deployed, Connected Warfare

Anduril Industries

Company websiteanduril.com (Anduril Industries, opens in new tab)

Base salary $143K  to $194K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Costa Mesa, CA +4 more

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  • LocationCosta Mesa, CA +4 more
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
  • Last checked (23 min ago) · observed since
All places named
  • Costa Mesa, CA
  • Honolulu, HI
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Seattle, WA
  • Washington, DC

About this job

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

A Connected Warfare SRE - System Deployment deploys and maintains Anduril’s hardware and software to deliver mission critical capabilities to our customers. System Deployment Engineers work in complex environments with shared environmental responsibility with our customers. They navigate the ambiguous landscape with efficiency to deliver the right customer outcomes. We are currently growing our teams in Costa Mesa, CA, Seattle, WA, Oahu, HI, Washington, DC, and Raleigh, NC.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Enable network expansion through installation of both hardware and software in support of Anduril customer missions
  • Troubleshoot complex installation issues, driving short term resolution and identifying long term solutions
  • Be familiar with Anduril system capabilities as a data and applications platform and be able to educate customers
  • Participate in customer demonstrations and exercises
  • Work with site reliability engineers to provide and refine requirements for tooling and systems to support customer outcomes
  • Work with mission software engineers to ensure supportability of custom system integrations
  • Identify and document opportunities for system improvements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Active US Secret security clearance 
  • STEM degree or equivalent technical experience
  • Experience delivering and maintaining systems that run on air-gapped and security-hardened networks
  • Ability to understand, debug, and modify software written languages such as Go, Python, Rust, or C++
  • Willingness to travel 25-50%
  • Minimum 4 years of operations and engineering experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Comfort with operating independently in isolated, austere, and dynamic environments while being the sole representative of Anduril
  • Experience in the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing and deploying autonomous weapon systems across network enclaves
  • Extensive hands-on field operations and systems administration experience
  • Administration experience in networking, storage, and operating systems
  • Demonstrated ability to solve problems in ambiguous environments to enable customer mission success
  • Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams and external customers
  • Experience performing data-driven root cause analysis on complex systems
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Hold a DoD 8570 IAT Level 2+ certification
  • Technical expertise and demonstrated performance in one or more of the following areas: networking, cloud technologies, hardware design, and/or cybersecurity
  • Ability to obtain a US TS security clearance with SCI eligibility

US Salary Range

$143,000—$194,000 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: 

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams

Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.

To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:

  • No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.

  • Please always verify communications:
    • Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
    • Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to [email protected]. 
  • Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.

  • What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to [email protected]. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.

 

Data Privacy

To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/. 

By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.

Source: Anduril Industries on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($143,000) is above 20% of the 4,313 Software Engineering roles in California listed on this site; 2 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $176,100; the middle half runs from $149,100 to $203,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Anduril Industries roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Anduril Industries roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Site Reliability Engineer - Deployed, Connected Warfare (this listing)$143K - $194K
Senior System Safety Engineer$143K - $191K
Senior Technical Program Manager - Connected Warfare$143K - $191K
Sr. Manager, Warehouse Ops Excellence$143K - $191K
Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer$143K - $191K
Deputy Chief Engineer - Altius$143K - $191K
Staff Product Sourcing Engineer, Arsenal-1$143K - $191K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Anduril Industries roles · How to read the bar

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Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-02-11
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Location as the employer wrote it: Costa Mesa, California, United States; Honolulu, Hawaii, United States; Raleigh, North Carolina, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States

$143,000—$194,000 USD

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