Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Networks

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Salary: $191,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted: 39 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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 Software Engineer, Distributed Networks

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Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Networks joins the Data Distribution team to build and operate the Distributed Service Bus, a mesh networking communication layer for autonomous systems in contested environments. You will design and implement core infrastructure including gossip protocols, OSPF-style link-state routing, flow control, and gRPC proxy layers. Day-to-day responsibilities involve debugging complex distributed networking issues across tactical radios and satellite links, performing protocol-level optimizations for bandwidth-constrained RF links, writing technical design documents, and building deterministic simulation harnesses. The role requires proficiency in Rust, C, C++, or Go, along with expertise in TCP/UDP, socket programming, TLS/mTLS, Protocol Buffers, and gRPC. You will also utilize tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Wireshuf to ensure reliability across networks that are denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited.

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Skills

Rust C++ Go gRPC Protocol Buffers TCP/UDP Prometheus Grafana Kubernetes Wireshark tcpdump ECDSA TLS/mTLS OSPF BGP Distributed Systems Mesh Networking

What you'll do

Design and implement features for the Distributed Service Bus including gossip protocols and link-state routing.
Build and extend the gRPC proxy layer to enable seamless communication across the mesh network.
Debug complex distributed networking issues involving tactical radios, UDP/TCP transports, and cloud infrastructure.
Optimize protocols for bandwidth-constrained RF links using compression and priority-based QoS scheduling.
Write technical design documents and RFCs for new protocol features and API surfaces.
Build deterministic simulation harnesses to ensure production code runs in reproducible test environments.
Improve system observability through Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, and custom CLI tools.
Enhance the security posture of the communication layer through packet signing and end-to-end encryption.

What we're looking for

Must have 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Proficiency in systems programming languages such as Rust, C, C++, or Go.
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/UDP, socket programming, MTU, multicast, and TLS/mTLS.
Experience building or maintaining distributed systems like message buses, RPC frameworks, or consensus protocols.
Familiarity with asynchronous programming models such as async/await, event loops, and futures.
Comfort working with Protocol Buffers and gRPC.
Ability to read packet captures and use network debugging tools like tcpdump and Wireshark.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

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