Senior Software Developer in Test, Air Defense
Anduril Industries · Irvine, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2216 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3233 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Anduril Industries's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Anduril Industries.
About this role
As a Senior Software Developer in Test on the Air Defense team, you will design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for backend systems and command & control software. Your role involves building CI/CD pipelines, executing various test strategies, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the quality and performance of mission-critical defense technologies.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 6+ years of experience as an SDET or Test Automation Engineer, focusing on backend systems, APIs, and microservices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- Proficiency in developing test automation frameworks using modern programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Go, C#).
- Experience creating and managing CI/CD pipelines.
- Advanced expertise in Linux, including scripting, system configuration, and log analysis.
- Experience testing complex distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
Nice to have
- Experience with Robot Framework or other keyword-driven test automation tools.
- Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, DataDog).
- Knowledge of gRPC-based microservices testing.
- Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, K6).
- Proficiency in Golang or willingness to learn it.
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.
Worth weighing
- No salary listed for specific experience levels; only a range is provided.
- Role involves working in challenging operational environments worldwide, which may imply travel or high-pressure situations.
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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