Mission Software Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Waltham, MA
Salary
$167,000–$222,000 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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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 915 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Mission Software Engineer

The Mission Software Engineer joins the Imaging Interfaces team to ensure the health and uptime of fielded camera and sensor systems. This role involves triaging issues across the full stack, including bare-metal hardware, firmware, networking, and cloud integrations. You will build and maintain modular production services for edge-compute devices in austere environments, extend gRPC services, and support field operations by diagnosing problems for non-technical users. The position requires deep proficiency in C++, TypeScript, or Python, along with experience in Linux-based environments. You will solve complex technical problems involving time sync issues and system degradation while representing the team during external customer integrations. The work focuses on imaging, EO/IR, ISR, and command-and-control systems, requiring a broad fluency across hardware and software boundaries to maintain reliable performance.

What you'll do

  • Triage, diagnose, and resolve technical issues for deployed imaging systems across hardware, firmware, and network layers.
  • Develop and maintain modular software services for edge-compute devices in austere environments.
  • Provide direct technical support to field operators and non-technical users to resolve hardware issues.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for external team integrations and customer-facing technical support.
  • Optimize service interactions and system degradation behavior across the full hardware and software stack.
  • Plan, build, and test complex software functionality in coordination with firmware and hardware engineering teams.
  • Travel up to 25% of the time to conduct field testing and support customer integrations.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 3+ years of software development experience with meaningful production ownership.
  • Must have deep proficiency in C++, TypeScript (Node.js/React), or Python and ability to work across the stack in a second language.
  • Must have 3+ years of experience working in Linux-based environments with hands-on work with bare-metal hardware.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to diagnose and resolve issues across system boundaries including networking, services, and hardware interaction.
  • Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills to explain technical problems to non-technical audiences.
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
  • Strength with performance-sensitive, real-time, or resource-constrained systems (preferred).
  • Experience with gRPC, Nix/NixOS, or imaging/ISR systems (preferred).

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