Mission Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems & Field Ops

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring for an experienced software engineer to help build autonomous, low-latency systems for AD&S. You will contribute to cradle‑to‑grave distributed mission software that links vehicles to command and control.

Applicants should have 2–3+ years in production C++ or Rust on Linux, familiarity with Kubernetes and gRPC/Protobuf, and be willing to travel up to 30% with eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
• 2-3+ years of production-grade C++, Rust or equivalent experience in a Linux development environment
• Experience building low-latency, high performance software solutions
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Experience with Git & GitHub
• Experience taking software from initial development through fielded deployment, working closely with other teams (e.g. hardware, systems, program management) to get it into operational use
• Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• Track record of high ownership and bias for action

Responsibilities

• Develop low-latency, high performance software for distributed mission systems.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and program management teams to deploy software.
• Build, test, and maintain services that connect fleets of vehicles to command and control.

Skills

C++

Rust

Linux

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/SE/Math/Physics

Tools

Kubernetes

Git & GitHub

gRPC/Protobuf

DDS

k3s / RHEL

Job description

Anduril Industries is hiring for an experienced software engineer to help build autonomous, low-latency systems for AD&S. You will contribute to cradle‑to‑grave distributed mission software that links vehicles to command and control.

Applicants should have 2–3+ years in production C++ or Rust on Linux, familiarity with Kubernetes and gRPC/Protobuf, and be willing to travel up to 30% with eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret clearance.