Senior Mission Software Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Waltham, MA
Salary: $191,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted: 3 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 · Senior Mission Software Engineer

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The Senior Mission Software Engineer joins the Imaging Interfaces team to ensure the success and uptime of fielded camera and sensor systems. This role involves maintaining production services on edge-compute devices in austere environments, triaging full-stack issues across hardware, firmware, networking, and software, and supporting field operations. You will build and extend modular software services, serve as a technical representative for external integrations, and collaborate with firmware and platform engineers. Required skills include over five years of experience in software development, proficiency in Python and C++, and expertise in Linux-based environments and bare-metal hardware. Preferred qualifications include gRPC, React/JSX, and NixOS. The role addresses the technical challenge of maintaining reliable, observable imaging systems in complex, real-world security environments.

Skills

Python C++ Linux gRPC React JSX Nix NixOS Networking Firmware Bare-metal Cloud Integrations Observability

What you'll do

Triage, diagnose, and resolve issues for deployed imaging systems across hardware, firmware, and network layers.
Develop and maintain modular software services for edge-compute devices in austere environments.
Support field operators and non-technical users to resolve hardware issues in real-time.
Serve as a subject matter expert for external team integrations and customer support.
Optimize service interactions and system degradation across the full hardware and software stack.
Plan, build, and test complex functionality in coordination with firmware and hardware engineers.
Travel up to 15% of the time for field testing and customer integrations.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in software development with meaningful production responsibility.
Strong Python and C++ skills.
5+ years of experience working in Linux-based environments, including bare-metal hardware.
Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve issues across system boundaries like networking and hardware interaction.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain technical problems to non-technical audiences.
Willingness to travel approximately 15% of the time for field testing and customer integrations.
Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
Experience with gRPC, Linux service management, React/JSX, or Nix (preferred).