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# Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, Manufacturing Software (ArsenalOS Deployment)

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Anduril posts a staff FDE role to build for teams inside the company in Santa Ana, CA, at $220,000–$290,000 base. Staff engineer responsible for building and operating ArsenalOS full-stack manufacturing applications across Maritime factories, including production planning, work assignment, scheduling, and team-lead dashboards.

- [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril)

Posted Oct 14, 2026 by Anduril

**$220,000–$290,000** Santa Ana, CA Full-time

Staff engineer responsible for building and operating ArsenalOS full-stack manufacturing applications across Maritime factories, including production planning, work assignment, scheduling, and team-lead dashboards.

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## At a glance

### The work

Builds for teams inside the company

Balance **Mostly building**

Project stages

1. Pre-sales (not covered)
2. Proof of concept (not covered)
3. Implementation
4. Operations

- **Coding**: Writes production code

- **Builds for**: Internal teams

- **Level**: Staff+

- **Role**: Technical lead

### What they ask for

Experience

- **8+ years** software engineering building production systems

Background

- **Software engineering**

Tools

- **JavaScript/TypeScript**
- **React**
- **Next.js**
- **Node.js**
- **IndexedDB**
- **Progressive Web Apps**
- **GraphQL**
- **WebSockets**
- **SCADA**
- **PLC**

## Conditions

- **Location**: Santa Ana, CA

- **Employment type**: Full-time

- **Pay**:

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## What you’ll do

- Build full-stack applications for production planning, work assignment, scheduling, and factory dashboards
- Design offline-first, touch-optimized interfaces for network-constrained factory environments
- Implement synchronization and conflict-resolution strategies across edge devices and backend systems
- Deploy and operate software across factory edge compute clusters and OT networks

## What you’ll bring

- 8+ years building production software systems
- Deep full-stack expertise across frontend and backend systems
- Proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Next.js, and Node.js
- Experience building offline-capable applications with service workers, IndexedDB, local storage, and PWA patterns

## About Anduril

Builds autonomous defense systems (drones, subs, sensors) unified by Lattice OS, an AI command-and-control layer sold to US/allied militaries.

Late-stage private · 5000+ people

[View posting at Anduril](https://boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5250775007?gh_jid=5250775007)

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