Senior Software Engineer (Rust), Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries

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Work type: On-site
Location: Reston, VA
Salary: $191,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted: 20 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 Software Engineer (Rust), Intelligence Systems

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The Senior Software Engineer (Rust), Intelligence Systems joins the Intelligence Systems team to build the software ecosystem supporting next-generation hardware platforms powered by System-on-Chip devices. This role involves architecting, maintaining, and evolving complex software systems while refactoring existing codebases to improve performance, maintainability, and scalability. The engineer will develop high-performance Rust software for real-time systems, including tactical implementations, simulation environments, and decision support tools. Key technical requirements include production-grade Rust experience in Linux, data processing, and networking fundamentals. Candidates should be proficient with network protocols, concurrent and parallel programming patterns, and potentially embedded platforms or RT Linux. The work addresses critical national security requirements by delivering specialized engineering capabilities and products for Intelligence Community customers to solve pressing technical problems.

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Skills

Rust Linux RT Linux Bare-metal strongswan wireguard IPsec Parallel Programming Data Processing System-on-Chip

What you'll do

Architect, maintain, and evolve complex software systems for next-generation hardware platforms.
Refactor existing codebases to improve performance, maintainability, and scalability.
Develop high-performance Rust software for real-time systems and simulation environments.
Apply software design patterns and architectural best practices to manage technical debt.
Build software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
Implement networking protocols and fundamentals within a Linux development environment.
Develop software for System-on-Chip devices and embedded platforms.

What we're looking for

Must have 3+ years of production-grade Rust experience in a Linux development environment.
Must have experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
Must have experience with network protocols and be deeply familiar with networking fundamentals.
Must possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance at a minimum.
Must be able to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
Experience with embedded platforms (preferred).
Experience with VPNs and protocols such as strongswan, wireguard, and IPsec (preferred).
Experience building or working with hard real-time embedded systems (preferred).