Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems

Linuxconfig; Costa Mesa, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Mission Software Engineer for the Mission Systems team within Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S). You will own distributed mission software from development to field deployment, integrating with Lattice OS and coordinating with cross-functional teams to enable multi-vehicle operations.

You will work on low-latency, high-performance systems using C++, Rust, and modern tooling in a Linux environment, with opportunities to travel and engage with government programs.

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 taking software from initial development through fielded deployment, working closely with other teams 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.
• Experience building or maintaining distributed systems (message buses, RPC frameworks, consensus protocols, or similar).
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming models (async/await, event loops, futures).
• Comfort working with Protocol Buffers and/or gRPC.
• Experience with DDS.
• Deep expertise with k3s and/or STIG’d RHEL.
• Experience deploying, debugging, and testing software on physical systems in both lab and test site environments.
• Familiarity with government reference architectures.
• Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics.
• Active Secret U.S. security clearance.
• US Salary Range ($166,000 - $220,000).

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains distributed mission software for autonomous systems.
• Integrates software with Lattice OS and mission payloads.
• Collaborates with hardware, systems, and program management teams to deploy in fielded operations.
• Ensures low-latency, high-performance software in real-world environments.

Skills

C++

Rust

Kubernetes

Git & GitHub

Distributed systems

Async programming

Protobuf

gRPC

DDS

K3s

RHEL (STIG’d)

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS or related field

Tools

Git & GitHub

Job description

Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems

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

Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) is responsible for autonomous robotics systems like the Fury unmanned fighter jet and the Barracuda family of advanced effects. The AD&S Mission Systems Software team builds the distributed infrastructure that connects these vehicles to command and control. We develop the messaging, orchestration, and networking backbone that ties individual vehicles into coordinated, multi-vehicle operations. Our engineers develop the services that integrate with Lattice OS, coordinate fleets of vehicles in the field, and task and manage mission payloads and effects. We are looking for engineers excited to own from cradle-to-grave resilient, distributed mission software that supports the full range of AD&S initiatives: from early concept simulation to live operations and large scale fleet management.

REQUIRED 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

Experience building or maintaining distributed systems (message buses, RPC frameworks, consensus protocols, or similar)

Familiarity with asynchronous programming models (async/await, event loops, futures)

Comfort working with Protocol Buffers and/or gRPC

Experience with DDS

Deep expertise with k3s and/or STIG’d RHEL

Experience deploying, debugging, and testing software on physical systems in both lab and test site environments

Familiarity with government reference architectures

Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics

Active Secret U.S. security clearance

US Salary Range

$166,000 - $220,000 USD

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:

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.

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