Anduril Industries · 10 hours ago
Senior Mission Data Platform Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$166K/yr - $220K/yr
6+ years expAnduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Senior Mission Data Platform Engineer will design, build, and operate a scalable data infrastructure to support analytics and engineering teams, ensuring high performance and availability of critical systems.
AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and maintenance of a scalable, self-service data platform that serves as the foundation for analytics and data applications across the organization
Architect and manage the underlying cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD best practices to support the data platform
Partner with and empower platform users—including analytics engineers, data scientists, and software engineers—by providing robust tooling, clear documentation, and a seamless developer experience
Implement SRE principles to ensure the data platform is highly available, performant, and observable, establishing SLOs, automating operational tasks, and leading incident response for the platform
Evolve the platform's architecture by evaluating and integrating new technologies from the modern data stack to meet the ever-changing needs of the business
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience in a combination of data platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles
Active U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secret Clearance or higher and experience operating in air-gapped, classified, and/or other highly constrained network environments
Hands-on experience building and maintaining platforms with key components of the modern data stack, such as data lakehouse technologies (e.g., Apache Iceberg), query engines (e.g., Trino/Presto, AWS Athena), transformation tools (e.g., dbt), and real-time stream & batch processing platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka, Apache Spark)
Extensive experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), particularly Terraform, for managing complex cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Strong proficiency in DevOps and software deployment practices, including containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Helm), GitOps & CI/CD tooling (e.g., ArgoCD, CircleCI), and observability/monitoring/APM platforms (e.g., Datadog, Grafana)
Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to architect robust technical solutions for ambiguous and dynamic platform requirements
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially when communicating with a technical audience; an affection for documentation and a user-centric mindset
Procedural fluency in writing, debugging, profiling, testing, and maintaining performant Python and SQL code
Experience with data pipeline orchestration tooling (e.g., Flyte, Airflow, Dagster)
Experience writing code in another language (e.g., Go, Java, Scala, JavaScript/TypeScript)
Preferred
Ability to comprehend and appropriately modify software written in a systems or lower-level language such as C/C++, Rust, Zig, etc
Experience with setting up and managing infrastructure to support analytical workloads on-premises or in resource-constrained environments
Experience working with specialized data formats (e.g., MCAP, HDF5) common in domains like robotics
Experience with the Nix (dependency management & system configuration) ecosystem
Strong Linux fundamentals and troubleshooting skills
Prior defense, aerospace, or intelligence domain experience
Deep intellectual interest in the intersection of infrastructure, analytics, and the physical hardware world, motivated by our mission
Exposure to the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing and deploying advanced systems across various command echelons
Benefits
Healthcare Benefits
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
Company
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that specializes in developing advanced autonomous systems to enhance national security.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.25BKey Investors
XPRIZEAlphaTON Capital Corp.Founders Fund
2026-01-29Grant· $0.15M
2025-12-16Corporate Round· $30M
2025-06-05Series G· $2.5B
Leadership Team
Brian Schimpf
Co-Founder and CEO
Joseph Chen
Co-founder
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