Senior Software Engineer, Tactical Networking
Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
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Job Summary
The Software Platform organization is seeking a Software Engineer to join Andurils Tactical Networking Team. We build and operate the Layer 3 networking infrastructure that connects Andurils autonomous systems and operators across denied degraded intermittent and limited (DDIL) network environments. We own the full network lifecycle secure VPN tunnels over tactical radios and satellite links PKI and cryptographic identity for every node in the mesh intelligent QoS traffic orchestration and real-time network observability and management.
Security is foundational to everything we build. Every link in the Lattice mesh is authenticated and encrypted backed by a purpose-built PKI that handles certificate issuance rotation and revocation across thousands of intermittently connected nodes. We design to meet rigorous government compliance standards while remaining operationally practical for warfighters in the field.
- Design and implement Layer 3 networking for DDIL environments VPN tunnel management dynamic routing and multi-path failover across tactical radios satellite and wired transports
- Build radio integration layers that abstract diverse tactical waveforms behind a unified networking interface
- Design QoS scheduling and traffic shaping to ensure mission-critical data flows under severe bandwidth constraints
- Build network management and orchestration systems for real-time topology configuration and adaptation
- Architect PKI infrastructure for the Lattice mesh certificate authorities automated issuance/renewal revocation (CRL/OCSP) and secure node bootstrapping
- Design certificate lifecycle management that handles rotation and re-keying across nodes with intermittent connectivity
- Implement zero-trust identity verification across all mesh communication paths
- Treat network observability as a first-class citizen build Prometheus metrics Grafana dashboards eBPF-based instrumentation and CLI tooling for topology inspection link health and certificate status
- Debug complex networking issues from packet captures on deployed assets to cloud infrastructure
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3 years of professional software engineering experience
- Proficiency in a systems programming language (Rust C C or Go)
- Strong understanding of Layer 3 networking: IP routing tunneling (WireGuard IPsec) TCP/UDP socket programming
- Experience building distributed or networked systems (SDN/SD-WANs VPNs routing daemons network control planes or similar)
- Understanding of cryptographic fundamentals: symmetric/asymmetric encryption digital signatures certificate chains TLS
- Experience designing or operating PKI systems (certificate authorities ACME EST or custom issuance protocols)
- Familiarity with asynchronous programming models
- Comfort with network debugging tools (tcpdump Wireshark iproute2)
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with FIPS 140-2/140-3 validated cryptographic modules
- Experience with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms migration strategies and CSNA 2.0 compliance.
- Familiarity with HSMs or TPMs for key protection
- Experience with dynamic routing protocols (OSPF BGP) or software-defined networking
- Experience integrating with tactical radio systems or military waveforms
- Familiarity with Kubernetes networking (CNI plugins service mesh network policies)
US Salary Range
$191000 - $253000 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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.
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