Geospatial Platform Lead - Production Systems & Maps

Anduril Industries; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Seattle is seeking a software engineering leader to run Terra, overseeing a team of engineers and directing geospatial data strategy for fielded autonomous systems. The role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and delivering reliable production pipelines.

You will drive the roadmap for map content, imagery, charts, and synthetic environments while coordinating with air, maritime, and space programs and partners. Expect rigorous engineering work in a defense-focused setting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building software, including 3+ years managing engineering teams (8+ engineers).
• Background in geospatial, GIS, mapping, or remote sensing (GDAL, PostGIS, tiling/WMTS, terrain data).
• Experience with Go, Python and cloud infrastructure (K8s, AWS, Azure).
• Track record of owning production data or serving systems with real uptime and support requirements.
• Experience with large-scale data processing and storage (terabytes and up) and the tradeoffs in cost, performance, and reliability.
• Strong technical judgment: able to review designs and push on architecture with senior engineers.
• Clear communicator with partners, customers, and executives.
• Willingness to directly support the safety and security of people in combat zones.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, and develop a team of software and GIS engineers. Shape the team structure as it grows past a single team.
• Own the delivery and reliability of Terra’s production systems, including offline map pipelines for fielded autonomous systems and operational support.
• Set the roadmap for Anduril’s common map environment: imagery and terrain basemaps, nautical and aeronautical charts, vision-based navigation data, and synthetic environment reconstruction for simulation.
• Work with business lines to understand mission needs, set clear expectations, and turn requests into products other teams can use without our help.
• Own Terra’s map content strategy, working with partnerships, legal, and finance to source data and make sure our systems enforce how licensed data can be used.
• Tell the story of what Terra builds: product docs, demos, and roadmaps that drive adoption across the company.

Skills

Geospatial / GIS expertise

Leadership / people management

Strong communication

Production-grade software with uptime

Architectural judgment

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Anduril Industries in Seattle is seeking a software engineering leader to run Terra, overseeing a team of engineers and directing geospatial data strategy for fielded autonomous systems. The role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and delivering reliable production pipelines.

You will drive the roadmap for map content, imagery, charts, and synthetic environments while coordinating with air, maritime, and space programs and partners. Expect rigorous engineering work in a defense-focused setting.