Mission Software Engineer, Undersea Reconnaissance & Strike

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Washington, District of ColumbiaQuincy, Massachusetts
Salary: $166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: 57 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Mission Software Engineer, Undersea Reconnaissance & Strike

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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. You will identify, reproduce, and fix bugs reported from field operations, such as sensor failures or mission faults, by analyzing logs and metrics. You will write production-level fixes in Rust, C++, Python, or Go, ensuring they pass through CI and versioned rollouts. The role requires proficiency in Linux systems, observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana, and the ability to reconstruct system states from recorded data. You will work on the core logic for autonomy computers, payload computers, and surface integration units. This position solves critical reliability issues in maritime robotics, moving from field-reported bugs to owning full subsystems and roadmap work.

Skills

Rust C++ Python Go Linux Prometheus Grafana Loki ELK CI/CD Hardware-in-the-loop NixOS Robotics Middleware

What you'll do

Identify the specific subsystem responsible for field-reported anomalies like sensor failures or mission faults.
Reproduce bugs by replaying recorded sensor and mission data through live pipelines and visualization tools.
Reconstruct system states using existing metrics, dashboards, and centralized log infrastructure.
Confirm fixes in simulated environments and hardware-in-the-loop setups before deploying to real vehicles.
Write production-level fixes in Rust, C++, Python, or Go with full tests and CI integration.
Determine if issues are bugs, bad configurations, or deployment mismatches and fix them at the root layer.
Document root causes and fixes to help build the team's on-call and triage runbooks.
Advocate for permanent subsystem changes to owning teams rather than applying temporary patches.

What we're looking for

Experience debugging code you didn't write under time pressure with incomplete information.
Proficiency in at least two of Rust, modern C++, Python, or Go.
Systems-debugging instincts to pull logs, reconstruct states, and reproduce issues from recorded data.
Experience using observability tooling such as Prometheus/Grafana-class metrics and Loki/ELK-class logs.
Linux and systems fluency.
Ability to write clear, concise technical documentation regarding root causes and fixes.
Willingness to travel 25% of the time on average.
Experience with robotics middleware, sensor drivers, or real-time data pipelines (preferred).

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