Staff Software Engineering Manager
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value due to a leadership position in a rapidly evolving tech space with a lucrative salary, along with opportunities for mentoring and professional development.
- Salary range: $166,000–$249,000/year
- Leadership role in a pivotal software integration team
- Opportunity for professional growth and mentorship
- Requires strong integrative communication with clients
Pros
- Highly competitive salary range ($166,000–$249,000/year) for software leadership roles.
- Significant influence in product lifecycle from conception to deployment.
- Advantages in professional development through leading a skilled team.
Cons
- High expectations and accountability in leadership role.
- Complex integration projects may involve extensive cross-team coordination.
- Potential stress related to managing customer-facing deliverables.
Who it's for
Senior/Lead Position • On-site in Atlanta, GA, with potential relocation support
Good fit
- Proven software engineering leaders
- Those with a passion for impactful defense technology
- Candidates looking to mentor and guide engineering teams
Not recommended for
- Professionals without prior leadership experience
- Individuals not interested in customer integration projects
- Those seeking strictly technical, non-managerial roles
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the 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 JOB
We are seeking a seasoned Software Engineering Technical Lead to take on the role of Altius Product Lead. In this pivotal role, the successful candidate will helm a team of talented software engineers, driving the integration of our flagship Altius product with various customer systems. This position requires a leader with a strong technical background, exemplary management skills, and a strategic mindset. Check out some of the products you could be working on: Altius, Barracuda, Ghost, Bolt
This position will be located in our Atlanta, GA office. Relocation benefits will be provided.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Lead and mentor a team of 5-10 software engineers in the development, testing, and integration of the Altius product
- Oversee the full product lifecycle, from conception to deployment, ensuring high-quality standards and timely delivery
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, sales, and customer support, to align product features and integrations with client needs
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for customer integration projects, ensuring smooth and effective communication
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for system integration and product updates
- Manage resource allocation, project timelines, and budgets to meet strategic goals
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to inform product development and innovation.
- Be responsible overall product quality and testing strategy
- Analyze flight test results and integration efforts
- Support operational aircraft deployments
- Perform code reviews for Pull Requests of your team to ensure high quality code
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Proven experience (5+ years) as a Software Engineering Manager or Technical Lead with a focus on product development and integration
- Robotics/drone experience being produced at scale
- Strong coding and architectural skills with hands-on experience in multiple programming languages and frameworks
- Experience with customer-facing projects and the ability to translate complex technical details into client-friendly language
- Excellent leadership and team-building skills, with a track record of mentoring engineers and driving team performance
- Strong project management abilities, proficient in agile methodologies and tools
- Exceptional problem-solving, strategic thinking, and decision-making capabilities
- Superior communication and interpersonal skills, capable of fostering positive relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients
- 5+ years of C and C++ programming skills
- Comfortable integrating with typical embedded systems and hardware interfaces
- Strong debugging skills
- Familiarity with revision control systems such as GitHub
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong vehicle systems and avionics design knowledge
- Bias towards delivery and iteration, in order to discover the right use cases to invest engineering time in
- Willing to take risks and own the accountability for managing those risks
- Passionate about solving real world problems, quickly
- Insatiable desire to build and create
- Familiarity with MOSA/WOSA efforts and standard industry interfaces (STANAG 4586, OMS, FACE, UCI)
- Familiarity with DO-178 standards or similar certifications
- Confidence using Software-In-The-Loop (SITL) and Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL) test frameworks
- Has designed, built, delivered useful software to users multiple times, we want to hear war stories!
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:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
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.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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