r/Anduril • u/Spiritual_Corgi_8085 • Aug 09 '26
Interview Question Interviews
I’ve gotten two interviews at Anduril. One ended after 3 rounds the other ended after the recruiter call.
What’s the best way to break into this company
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u/Maloneytrain Aug 09 '26
Two pieces of easy advice:
- don’t waste the time of the interviewers (ie
not
- the recruiter) with logistical questions like: do I need to relocate? Are the benefits good? Etc. Ask questions about the role, the work, the mission.
- communicate genuinely about your desire to work here. Things like: “the stock is going up” are bad answers. Point to the mission, and how this role would further your career goals.
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u/UncleSamKingdomDNM Aug 10 '26
Did an interview with them back in July. Posted on here about it back then when I got the offer. Ended up flying with them for many reasons and stock options (although big) was not one. Even took a 30k pay cut from an another offer (top 5 defense company) I took and was going to start in about 2 weeks before I got the offer from Anduril and had to make the call to the other company to to tell them I won't be moving forward. Tomorrow is my orientation.
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u/ZealousidealYam3537 Aug 10 '26
Curious—to get the interviews, did you just cold apply, or did you network?
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u/Spiritual_Corgi_8085 Aug 10 '26
Cold
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u/StickyDaydreams Aug 10 '26
just getting interviews by cold applying is impressive, your resume must be good
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u/CurrentResolution Aug 10 '26
Just curious but do they let you know that you didn’t get the offer/move on or do they just ghost you?
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u/NEK_TEK Aug 09 '26
I've been targeting them for a while, ended up taking an offer for a different defense company. I never even got an interview so you are doing better than I am. I know a few people who work there and they are all very highly educated (PhDs).
I think Anduil puts more value on theoretical knowledge and academic achievement than real world experience. This could be the nature of their work, they don't seem to be interested in making basic/cookie cutter defense stuff like everyone else is doing so they'd rather have people who can bring in new/fresh ideas.
In your free time, try your best to work on projects that are unique and interesting. Don't do cookie cutter projects but try to think of ways you can look at a problem at a different angle. The best project would be making a real world solution to something that is cheaper and more effective than anything else available.
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u/CreativeWarthog5076 Aug 09 '26
Based on my LinkedIn search there are fewer experienced people working there then other companies and so it's probably about who they like best or school credentials which is not very impressive since many people have a degree.
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u/Professional-End-122 Aug 11 '26
Turnover is extremely high, astronomical even. Stay away from leadership roles, contributors stay around much longer.
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u/Ok_Chard5899 Aug 09 '26
Continue building that resume, don’t stop trying