Mission Software Engineer, Undersea Reconnaissance & Strike
Anduril Industries
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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $147,362–$221,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $193k versus about $184k for comparable roles.
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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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The Mission Software Engineer - Undersea Reconnaissance & Strike joins the Anduril Maritime team to resolve complex software anomalies in autonomous underwater and surface vehicles. This role involves identifying, reproducing, and fixing bugs reported from field operations, such as sensor failures or mission faults. You will reconstruct system states using metrics and logs, write production-level fixes in Rust, C++, Python, or Go, and validate them in simulated or hardware-in-the-loop environments. Key requirements include Linux fluency, systems-debugging instincts, and experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, or ELK. You will solve technical problems involving autonomy computers, payload computers, and surface integration units. This position requires a deep focus on debugging code you did not write to ensure reliable performance in maritime environments.
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