Senior Software Engineer, Tasking

Front Door Defense; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

Annual reimbursement for professional development

Traditional 401(k), Roth options

Pension plan with employer match

Job summary

Anduril Industries is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement the Tasking framework for autonomous vehicles in Costa Mesa, California. The role involves collaborating with platform teams and ensuring reliable tasking in defense scenarios.

Applicants should have at least 5 years of software development experience and proficiency in C++ or Rust. Extensive benefits include comprehensive medical coverage and retirement plans, with a competitive salary range of $191,000 - $253,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years professional software development experience.
• Deep experience with C++, Rust or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core components of Tasking framework.
• Develop robust, fault-tolerant systems for communications.
• Create interfaces for third-party integrations.

Skills

C++

Rust

Distributed systems

Robotics

Protocol design

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Tasking

Design and implement the core Tasking framework onboard autonomous vehicles for reliable mission autonomy

Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States

Compensation: $191,000 - 253,000 USD / year

Job Tags: Software

About The Role

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 Tasking Team is part of the Lattice software platform and enables command and control of robots, sensors, and third‑party integrations through our flexible, software‑defined tasking framework. Our work spans both ground and robot software, creating a unified model for task delivery, state management, and execution reasoning. As a core software capability, the Tasking Team's work directly enables mission‑critical operations across all domains, across Anduril products and missions, and developer program partners integrating with the Lattice SDK. Our solutions are designed for real‑world deployment in the most demanding operational scenarios, where the ability to maintain command and control of autonomous systems can make the difference between mission success and failure.

About The Job

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team, where you will design and develop the core task execution framework onboard autonomous vehicles, enabling reliable command and control through our Lattice Autonomy stack. You will collaborate closely with platform teams, autonomy engineers, and end users to create solutions that enable efficient, reliable tasking of autonomous systems in real‑world defense scenarios. If you are someone who is self‑motivated, holds yourself to high standards, and thrives in a low‑structure, high‑autonomy environment, then this role is for you.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement core components of our Tasking framework that runs onboard autonomous vehicles as part of Lattice for Mission Autonomy
• Develop robust, fault‑tolerant systems that can operate reliably over denied or degraded communications links
• Create interfaces that enable third‑party systems to integrate with our Tasking framework through the open source Lattice SDK
• Collaborate with autonomy teams to ensure their platforms can reliably receive and execute tasks

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on distributed systems or robotics
• Deep experience with C++, Rust, or similar systems programming languages
• Proficiency with protocol design and implementation (gRPC, protobuf, etc.)
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work across multiple engineering teams
• A desire to work on critical software that has a real‑world impact
• US Persons: Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with autonomous systems or command and control systems
• Background in developing systems for defense, aerospace, or other mission‑critical applications
• Familiarity with software development for embedded systems or resource‑constrained environments
• Distributed communication networks and message standards

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• Full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• Annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
• Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work‑life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Annual reimbursement for professional development.
• Company‑funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Depending on role eligibility.
• Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after‑tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
• Pension plan with employer match.
• Superannuation plan.

Salary

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 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.