Senior Quality Engineer, Applied Ai

Anduril Industries

Costa Mesa, California, United States
Base: $191,000 - $253,000 usd; bonus/equity: highl...
On-site
5+ years software or quality engineering experience
Ai-enabled software testing and validation strategies
Distributed systems and ci/cd infrastructure fluency
Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer for its Costa Mesa, California location to lead quality and reliability efforts within an AI development team. The position focuses on designing test strategies and ensuring the reliability of AI-enabled software systems in a fast-paced, innovative environment

Job Summary

  • Anduril Industries is transforming military capabilities by integrating advanced autonomy, AI, and computer vision into its Lattice OS platform.
  • The role serves as the quality lead for a senior AI development pod, designing test strategies for agentic workflows and ensuring release readiness.
  • Candidates must possess strong debugging instincts to prevent failure classes in production while maintaining high velocity in an AI-first model.

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Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer for its Costa Mesa, California location to lead quality and reliability efforts within an AI development team. The position focuses on designing test strategies and ensuring the reliability of AI-enabled software systems in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Salary

Base: $191,000 - $253,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Highly competitive equity grants included; Benefits: Top-tier health and recovery benefits at little to no cost

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years software or quality engineering experience
  • AI-enabled software testing and validation strategies
  • Distributed systems and CI/CD infrastructure fluency
  • Frontier AI tooling and LLM application awareness
  • Root cause analysis and incident response skills

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with non-deterministic system behavior controls
  • Hyper growth startup environment adaptability
  • Enterprise ERP and business process domain knowledge
  • Infrastructure as code and observability stack expertise
  • Ability to balance speed with engineering rigor

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant engineering experience
  • U.S. Person status required for export control access
  • Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Work Rights

Must have U.S. Person status

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