Mission Software Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Reston, VA
Salary: $191,000–$254,000 / yr
Posted: 70 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 901 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $166,000–$220,000 across 858 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Mission Software Engineer

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As a Mission Software Engineer, you will join the team responsible for developing software solutions deployed to customers. You will write code to improve products, scale mission capabilities, and collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality. Your daily work involves creating and analyzing metrics for debugging, triaging issues, and partnering with end-users to turn needs into features. You will utilize programming languages such as Go, Rust, or Python, along with frontend frameworks like React or Angular. The role requires expertise in data processing, analysis, and navigating complex systems. You will solve problems involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics to ensure products work together seamlessly within a defense technology context involving AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and distributed communication networks.

Skills

Go Rust Python React Angular Networking Data Processing Systems Integration Robotics Message Standards

What you'll do

Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers.
Write code to improve products and scale mission capabilities to more customers.
Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring systems.
Triage issues, perform root cause analysis on failures, and coordinate next steps.
Partner with end-users to translate needs into features while balancing engineering constraints.
Travel to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world environments.

What we're looking for

Strong engineering background in fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
Experience working with programming languages such as Go, Rust, or Python.
Experience working with frontend frameworks such as React or Angular.
Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret SCI clearance.
Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time.
4+ years of professional industry experience (preferred).
Experience developing software/hardware for safety critical functionality (preferred).
Experience with distributed communication networks and message standards (preferred).

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