Senior Mission Software Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Waltham, MA
Salary: $191,000–$254,000 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Senior Mission Software Engineer

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The Senior Mission Software Engineer joins the Imaging Interfaces team to ensure the success of fielded camera and sensor systems. This role involves maintaining the health and uptime of deployed hardware in austere environments by triaging issues across the full stack, including firmware, networking, and software. You will build and maintain modular production services, extend gRPC services, and serve as a technical representative for external integrations. Key requirements include proficiency in Python and C++ within Linux-based environments, along with experience in bare-metal hardware. You will also utilize React/JSX and Nix for specific tasks. The work addresses the technical challenge of providing reliable, observable imaging data for military security applications, requiring deep fluency in how software services interact with hardware components and degrade gracefully during failures.

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 troubleshoot hardware issues in real-time.
Serve as a technical subject matter expert for product integrations with external teams and customers.
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 engineering teams.
Travel up to 15% of the time to conduct 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, services, and hardware.
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/NixOS (preferred).