Senior Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking engineers to build distributed mission software for autonomous systems under the AD&S team. You will contribute to the rollout of high-performance, low-latency software on Linux, interfacing with Lattice OS, and coordinating with hardware and program teams.

Expect travel up to 30% and a required active Secret clearance. Candidates should have 6+ years in C++/Rust, experience with Kubernetes, gRPC/Protobuf, and DDS, plus strong ownership.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
• 6+ 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 hardware, systems, program management to 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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Own development of resilient, distributed mission software from concept to fielded deployment.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and program management teams to operationalize software.
• Develop low-latency, high-performance software for Linux environments.
• Build and maintain services integrating with Lattice OS and mission payloads.
• Prepare software for field tests and real-world deployments; travel up to 30% for deployment.

Skills

C++

Rust

Linux

Low-latency

Kubernetes

Git/GitHub

Distributed systems

Async programming

gRPC/Protobuf

DDS

RHEL (STIG’d)

Education

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

Tools

Protocol Buffers

gRPC

DDS

k3s

RHEL (STIG’d)

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

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.

6+ 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. 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

$191,000 — $253,000 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:

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