Senior Mission Software Engineer

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Waltham, MA
Salary
$191,000–$254,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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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.

Anduril Industries currently has 917 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Mission Software Engineer

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 on edge-compute devices, diagnose time sync issues with field operators, and serve as a technical representative for external integrations. Key requirements include proficiency in Python, C++, and Linux-based environments, with experience in bare-metal hardware. Preferred skills include gRPC, React/JSX, and NixOS. The work addresses the technical challenge of providing reliable, real-time 3D command and control data by ensuring seamless interaction between hardware components and networked services.

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.
  • Maintain end-to-end system fluency to optimize service interactions and graceful degradation during component failures.
  • Plan, build, and test complex functionality in coordination with firmware, hardware, and platform engineers.
  • Travel up to 15% of the time to conduct field testing and support customer integrations.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in software development with meaningful production responsibility.
  • Strong Python and C++ skills.
  • 8+ years 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).

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