💼 About This Role

You'll architect distributed systems for Manufacturing Production Solutions within Forge MES, orchestrating production operations like work orders, scheduling, and capacity planning. Your work will turn factories into adaptive, software-defined production networks, helping Anduril out-build the traditional defense industrial base.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Define technical architecture for Manufacturing Production Solutions
• Architect and implement complex distributed systems for manufacturing workflows
• Lead engineering excellence through testing, deployment safety, and observability
• Partner with Platform/Foundations to shape shared infrastructure

📋 Requirements

• 12+ years of software engineering experience
• Proven ability to influence technical direction across teams
• Experience working with large enterprise applications with high availability requirements
• Strong full-stack development skills

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES)
• Knowledge of warehouse management systems
• Experience at a defense or hardware company

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 💰 Competitive compensation with equity
• 🏥 Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance
• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO
• 📈 401(k) matching
• 🏢 On-site perks including meals and gym

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 3-5 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Phone Screen· 30 min
2. 2Technical Interview· 60 min
3. 3System Design Interview· 60 min
4. 4On-site Interviews· 4 hours
5. 5Offer· 1 week

🚩 Heads Up

• Requires 12+ years for a staff role, which may indicate high bar or inflated requirements
• Role combines software engineering with product management expectations
• May involve working on defense technology, which some may find ethically questionable