Ground-Based Air Defense Software Engineer (NixOS)

Andurilindustries; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Software Engineer to own the software configuration for Air Defense tower variants, integrating radar and camera services, networking, and deployment on our declarative NixOS platform. You will contribute across hardware interfaces, software update paths, and field support in a breadth-first role.

You'll work on product configurations, sensor payload integration, and execution of program requirements from design through delivery, with travel about 10% to test

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software engineering building and shipping real systems.
• Proficiency in Rust or C++, with the ability to work across an existing codebase you didn’t write.
• Solid Linux systems fundamentals and log-driven debugging.
• Practical experience integrating software with hardware and instrumentation.
• Ability to own a piece of a larger system end to end (config, deployment, testing, support).
• Clear written communication as the interface between requirements and implementation.
• US person status with eligibility for a US security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the software configuration for Air Defense tower variants: product definitions, payload config, networking, and image builds.
• Integrate radar and infrared camera services and manage differences from perimeter security products.
• Develop features driven by Air Defense program requirements through design, implement, and ship.
• Migrate legacy configurations to the modern platform base and consolidate modules.
• Own software update/deployment path and manufacturing test configuration.
• Triage issues in the field, reproduce/root-cause, fix, and coordinate with owning team.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to align requirements, schedule, and reality.

Skills

Rust

C++

Linux

Hardware integration

End-to-end ownership

Clear communication

Security clearance

Tools

NixOS

Git

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Software Engineer to own the software configuration for Air Defense tower variants, integrating radar and camera services, networking, and deployment on our declarative NixOS platform. You will contribute across hardware interfaces, software update paths, and field support in a breadth-first role.

You'll work on product configurations, sensor payload integration, and execution of program requirements from design through delivery, with travel about 10% to test