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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.
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Mission Software Engineer, Senior will join the team to solve complex problems involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics while making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs. The role involves owning software solutions deployed to customers, writing code to scale mission capabilities, collaborating across teams to build and test functionality, and creating metrics for debugging and monitoring. You will also triage issues, root cause failures, and partner with end-users to translate needs into features. The required technical skills include proficiency in programming languages such as Go, Rust, or Python, along with experience in frontend frameworks like React or Angular. Candidates must be capable of handling significant data processing and analysis within complex systems. The work focuses on developing critical software for defense technology, specifically addressing challenges in sensor fusion, computer vision, and distributed communication networks.
Own the software solutions that are deployed directly to customers.
Write code to improve products and scale mission capabilities for more users.
Create and analyze metrics used for debugging and monitoring systems.
Triage issues, identify root causes of failures, and coordinate necessary next steps.
Translate end-user needs into functional features while balancing engineering constraints.
Travel up to 25% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the field.
What we're looking for
Strong engineering background in fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
Experience working with programming languages including 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.
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
8+ years of professional industry experience (preferred); experience with safety critical functionality or distributed communication networks (preferred).
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