Software Engineering Manager For ArsenalOS Deployment 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. As a Software Engineering Manager for ArsenalOS Deployment, you will lead a team of full-stack engineers building the applications that power daily planning, work assignment, and team-lead dashboards on the factory floor. You will drive technical excellence, hire and develop top engineering talent, and ensure your team delivers offline-capable, mobile-friendly interfaces that factory operators depend on where reliability is non-negotiable. The role involves: Leading, mentoring, and growing a team of full-stack software engineers building ArsenalOS applications for production planning, work assignment, and operational dashboards. Hiring exceptional engineering talent, building a high-performing team that balances speed, quality, and operational excellence in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Setting technical direction and architectural standards for ArsenalOS applications including offline-first architectures, mobile-responsive design, and edge deployment patterns. Partnering with manufacturing engineers, factory operators, and production leadership to understand workflows and ensure your team builds software that truly meets operational needs. Driving delivery and execution, ensuring your team ships high-quality features on time while maintaining production stability and meeting availability SLAs. Ensuring your team writes production-quality code with comprehensive tests, participating in code review and establishing engineering best practices. Owning operational excellence for ArsenalOS including on-call rotations, incident response, post-mortems, and continuous reliability improvements. Collaborating with product managers to translate manufacturing requirements into clear roadmaps, prioritize work, and make build-vs-buy decisions for ArsenalOS capabilities. Working cross-functionally with backend engineers, data engineers, infrastructure teams, and manufacturing operations to ensure seamless integration with MES, data pipelines, and enterprise systems. Deploying and operating systems in factory environments, including edge compute clusters and OT networks, through your team's execution. Championing the adoption of AI tooling (coding assistants, automation) and contributing to team engineering practices that improve development velocity. Managing performance, providing regular feedback, and creating growth opportunities for engineers on your team through coaching, mentoring, and career development. Establishing and tracking engineering metrics including deployment frequency, change failure rate, mean time to recovery, and code quality to drive continuous improvement. Representing ArsenalOS Deployment in technical discussions, architectural reviews, and cross-team planning to ensure alignment with broader MDP goals.
Required qualifications include:
8+ years of experience in software engineering building production systems, with at least 2+ years in engineering management or technical leadership roles.
Proven track record hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing engineering teams in fast-paced environments.
Deep technical expertise in full-stack web development with hands-on experience in frontend and backend systems. Strong technical fluency in modern software architectures, APIs, distributed systems, CI/CD, and cloud or edge infrastructure.
Experience managing teams building web applications with high availability requirements and operational constraints.
Demonstrated ability to balance technical execution with people management, mentorship, and team development.
Experience managing operational excellence including on-call rotations, incident response, and maintaining production system reliability.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and leadership teams. Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, make technical and organizational trade-offs, and drive outcomes without complete information.
Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data. US Salary Range $191,000 —$254,000 USDThe 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: