Senior Deployed Software Engineer

Anduril Industries; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Mission Software Engineer to join the Imaging Interfaces team. You will own fielded systems, triage issues across the full stack, and serve as a technical representative in external integrations with customers.

The role spans diverse tasks—from extending gRPC services to diagnosing time synchronization issues on deployed devices and traveling to support customer integrations—requiring adaptability and clear communication in a fast-moving defense tech environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production-quality software development experience.
• Strong Python and C++, with Linux-based experience.
• Willingness to travel approximately 15% for field testing and customer integrations.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own fielded system success.
• Build and maintain production services.
• Support field operations.
• Represent the team externally.
• Maintain end-to-end system understanding.
• Collaborate across teams.
• Travel ~15% for field testing and customer integrations.

Skills

Software development

Python & C++

Linux systems

Diagnostics across systems

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Security clearance

Tools

gRPC

React/JSX

Nix/NixOS

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

The Imaging team builds and fields state-of-the‑art camera and sensor systems deployed to solve real security challenges for the United States and its allies. We work across the full stack, from bare‑metal hardware and firmware to networked services and cloud integrations, and we own our systems all the way through to the field. When something breaks in a deployed environment, we fix it.

About The Role

We're looking for a Mission Software Engineer to join the Imaging Interfaces team. This is not a pure product development role. You will spend meaningful time keeping fielded systems alive, triaging issues across the full stack, and serving as a technical representative for our products in integrations with external teams and customers.

The work is varied and sometimes ambiguous. You might spend a morning extending a gRPC service, an afternoon diagnosing a time sync issue on a deployed device over the phone with a field operator, and a week traveling to support a customer integration. You'll need to be comfortable with that range—and ideally energized by it.

If you want to own your software end‑to‑end in a fast‑moving environment where the stakes are real, this role is built for you.

What You'll Do

• Own fielded system success.
• Build and maintain production services.
• Support field operations.
• Represent the team externally.
• Maintain end‑to‑end system understanding.
• Collaborate across teams.
• Travel expected approximately 15% of the time for field testing and customer integrations.

What We're Looking For

Required

• 5+ years of experience in software development with meaningful production responsibility—not just shipping features, but owning systems after they ship
• Strong Python and C++ skills. You don't need to be a language expert in both, but you need to be able to work effectively in either
• 5+ years working in Linux‑based environments, including bare‑metal hardware
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve issues across system boundaries (networking, services, hardware interaction) without always having full visibility into every component
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical problems clearly to non‑technical audiences
• Willingness to travel approximately 15% of the time for field testing and customer integrations.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance

Preferred

• Experience with gRPC or similar RPC frameworks
• Familiarity with systems service management and observability practices on Linux
• React/JSX experience; we have a UI surface and it matters
• Familiarity with Nix or NixOS—uncommon, but genuinely valuable on our stack
• Experience supporting fielded or deployed systems, not just development environments

US Salary Range

$191,000—$253,000 USD

Benefits

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.