Staff Technical Program Manager

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

17h

About The Position

Anduril's Software Platform builds the integrated platform behind Lattice — enabling data management, task orchestration, and interoperability across Anduril's product ecosystem. Our engineers ship to the front lines, not to a lab. Unlike experimental systems, our software is deployed and operating in real-world environments today. Our work spans core infrastructure, distributed systems, web development, networking, and other critical areas that form the backbone of Anduril's technology stack. Together, these disciplines power a scalable platform supporting autonomous systems, real-time decision-making, and applications across all warfighting domains. We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to drive strategic, cross-functional programs across Software Platform. You will own programs end-to-end — aligning engineering, product, and business stakeholders, driving clarity through ambiguity, and ensuring technical outcomes ship on time. This role requires both technical depth and organizational leadership: you'll translate complex engineering efforts into actionable plans, surface risks early, and hold teams accountable.

Requirements

12-15+ years experience as a TPM in a high-paced, software development environment.
Robust technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, software development lifecycle, challenges, trade-offs and risks; ability to work closely and effectively with engineering teams.
Strong experience and familiarity in project management for software development; practical familiarity with a variety of methodologies and ability to apply them where best suited.
Experience with tools like JIRA and Confluence as well as understanding of Agile and waterfall methodologies.
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions.
Experience is rolling out wide-ranging organizational process changes
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience in building programs for software deliverables from ground up
Ability to work within organizations with minimal structure and with minimal direction
Professional certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, GIAC-PEN, Prosci, SAFe or PMP
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or an engineering discipline

Responsibilities

Help define and execute the roadmap for SWP, working across groups to de-risk dependencies and keep teams aligned on what ships when
Autonomously execute with a high degree of ownership on broad requirements, managing stakeholders across the Software Platform organization, Business Lines and other company partners simultaneously and delivering successful outcomes
Manage, unblock, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross-functional initiatives.
Instill an efficient project management mindset and workflow across the teams
Collaborate with product leads to scope, staff, and deliver capabilities that achieve company milestones, while supporting leads with staffing plans and prioritization
Help define and serve as the Software Platform champion for our program management standards, tools, processes and mechanisms
Track and communicate program progress, defining efficient processes for broader status updates and proactively managing issues and obstacles.
Clearly communicate across all stakeholders, ensuring the dependencies and blockers made clear, and tracked and acted on consistently
Stand up and maintain SWP-wide KPIs that give leadership real signal on progress, health, and bottlenecks
Understand technical implementation at the architectural level, propose alternatives when necessary.
Corral key performance indicators from across the business to help shape future organizational investments

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
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.
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.
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.
Annual reimbursement for professional development
Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
Pension plan with employer match.
Superannuation plan.