Senior Software Engineer

Anduril Industries; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive end-to-end software delivery for autonomous maritime platforms. The role covers autonomy, simulation, data processing, payload integration, and off-board command and control across multiple product lines.

You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with hardware, software, and systems teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions supporting national security priorities. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Extensive professional software engineer experience across multiple domains.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, concurrency, scaling, testing and system design.
• Experience troubleshooting remotely deployed software systems.
• Ability to own software services, engage stakeholders, define requirements, and roadmap.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and grow the team.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Empathize with end-users and balance their needs with constraints in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Own software-enabled solutions deployed to customers, optimizing value delivery.
• Design and implement scalable software with evolution paths for architecture and capability.
• Contribute to reusable software components across Anduril product lines.
• Develop software on- and off- robotic platforms using diverse technologies.
• Oversee development processes for vehicle and mission software lifecycle, testing and monitoring.
• Create test and simulation fixtures with hardware- and software-in-the-loop.
• Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment.
• Mentor Software Engineers from diverse backgrounds within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Travel up to 20% to co-locate with end-users and other teams.

Skills

Software engineering

Systems & design

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

C++

Rust

Go

Typescript

React

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

About the Team

Anduril’s Maritime Division has assembled a diverse team of experts in software, robotics, artificial intelligence, sensor fusion, and data analysis to create software and hardware solutions that radically evolve the capabilities of our customers. We are fielding the next generation of autonomous systems to tackle the extremely challenging industry demands of maritime operations. Anduril has brought to market a unique, ultra‑long‑range, full‑ocean‑depth underwater vessel platform and a completely refreshed maritime vehicle and flexible manufacturing architecture that scales from “small” to “extra‑large” vehicle sizes. Today, Anduril is executing on billion‑dollar contracts while simultaneously performing Robot‑as‑a‑Service (RaaS) AUV operations.

We are seeking to sustain our early successes with deep investment in an expanded product portfolio. These products, including Dive‑XL, Dive‑LD, Copperhead, Seabed Sentry, and other unannounced systems, will deliver a coherent system‑of‑systems, enabling the end‑to‑end conduct of a variety of autonomous missions in the maritime domain. If you are passionate about solving problems that have real impact and working on systems that directly contribute to achieving national strategic priorities, we want you to join Anduril’s Maritime Division and help us build the future of defence capability.

About the Job

Senior Software Engineers independently drive the delivery of a variety of software integrated in to our products. This includes autonomy, simulation, data processing, payload integration, and off‑board command and control and decision support. We expect Senior Software Engineers to demonstrate end‑to‑end outcome ownership at the major subsystem or system level. Senior Software Engineers contribute as a technical lead to the rapid architecting, design, delivery, support, and evolution of next generation autonomous platforms through their entire product life‑cycle.

What You’ll Do

• Empathize with end-users and drive solutions that balance their needs with external constraints, restrictions and requirements in a multi‑stakeholder environment
• Own software enabled solutions that are deployed to customers, optimizing for the delivery of value to the end‑user
• Design and implement scalable software that rapidly delivers capability beyond the scope of current platforms, with a clear path for both architecture and capability evolution over time
• Contribute to the design and development of existing software services across Anduril, with the aim of developing components that are re‑usable across multiple Anduril product lines
• Develop software that runs on‑ and off‑ robotic platforms, using a variety of technologies
• Contribute to the design, implementation and execution of development processes for the initial delivery and subsequent iteration of vehicle and mission software, including full lifecycle testing, monitoring and operation
• Create test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software‑ and hardware‑in‑the‑loop
• Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment
• Work as a member of a multi‑disciplinary engineering team, including as a mentor for Software Engineers from differing backgrounds
• Travel to co‑locate with end‑users and/or other teams up to 20% of the time

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Extensive professional experience working as a Software Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise
• Systems and/or application programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, scaling, testing, infrastructure, software design and system design
• Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
• Capacity to work holistically on software enabled capabilities up and down the software stack and through lifecycle through design, implementation, operation and sustainment
• Capacity to act as the technical owner for a software service, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team co‑ordination, design, implementation, sustainment and evolution
• Capacity learn and grow individually, while mentoring junior team members effectively, building team cohesion and capacity
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a senior role for the delivery of a military mission system
• Experience writing backend services or embedded software in C++, Rust and/or Go
• Experience writing frontend applications using Typescript and React
• Experience with the design, implementation and operation of horizontally scaled cloud technologies
• Experience with the design, implementation and support of embedded software, particularly in the field of robotics
• Experience with modeling and simulation
• Experience with development of high assurance safety critical software
• Experience within the product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment.
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering concepts
• Desire to learn and grow in to other roles that require experience as a Senior Software Engineer, such as Staff Software Engineer and/or Software Engineering Manager
• Desire to grow in to a Tech‑Lead‑Manager role, with responsibility for line management of engineers, in addition to delivery

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.