Software Engineer, Air Defense

Anduril Industries

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On-site
Location
Irvine, CA
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$166,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
148 days ago
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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 901 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Air Defense

Software Engineer, Air Defense The Software Engineer joins the Air Defense team to develop, test, and sustain a family of networked sensors and effectors designed to detect, track, and defeat Unmanned Aerial System threats. You will own software solutions deployed to customers, writing code to scale mission capabilities while collaborating across teams to build complex functionality. Key responsibilities include triaging issues, analyzing metrics for debugging, and partnering with end-users to translate needs into features. The role requires proficiency in programming languages including Python, C++, Rust, Go, and JavaScript. Candidates should possess experience in data processing, robotics, networking, and autonomy. The work involves solving problems in motion planning, distributed communication networks, and behavior trees to provide critical air superiority and close the kill chain against diverse aerial threats.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

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What you'll do

  • Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers.
  • Write code to improve products and scale mission capabilities to more customers.
  • Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring systems.
  • Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next steps for resolution.
  • Partner with end-users to turn requirements into features while balancing engineering constraints.
  • Travel up to 30% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.

What we're looking for

  • Strong engineering background in fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
  • 3+ years of experience working with programming languages such as Python, C++, Rust, Go, or JavaScript.
  • Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
  • Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Ability to travel up to 30% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities.
  • Strong background in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning to inform modeling and simulation (preferred).
  • Experience developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems in real-world environments (preferred).

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