Senior Software Engineer (Video)

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a video pipeline engineer to build real-time and asynchronous video feeds from drone deployments to web and VR clients. You will contribute to ISR payload design and camera system engineering, with overlap to computer vision tasks such as object detection.

The role requires a BS in engineering, strong C++/Rust embedded software experience, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Embedded software experience with C++/Rust.
• General understanding of camera hardware and video formats.
• Solid understanding of writing reliable, multi-threaded software.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time and asynchronous video feeds from remote deployments to web, VR clients, computer vision front-end and back-end pipelines.
• Help design ISR payloads for drones and camera systems used in current and future products.
• Collaborate with other teams on computer vision tasks such as object detection.

Skills

Embedded C++/Rust

Multi-threaded software

Camera hardware understanding

Education

BS degree in engineering

Tools

vl42

ffmpeg

WebRTC

OpenCV

Python

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 TRS team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from paper sketches to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front‑end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real‑time through a variety of interfaces.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The role of our video pipeline engineers is to develop real‑time and asynchronous video feeds from remote deployments to web, virtual reality clients, computer vision front‑end and back‑end pipelines. Video pipeline engineers help design the ISR payloads for drones and the camera systems used in our other existing and future products. They also have some computer vision overlap with e.g. object detection. Prior experience with relevant video technologies is required for this role.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Embedded software experience with C++/Rust
• BS degree in an engineering discipline
• General understanding of camera hardware and video formats
• Solid understanding of writing reliable, multi‑threaded software
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The following (below) is preferred, but elements can be learned on the job as needed:

• Embedded Linux software development experience. NixOS experience a plus.
• Tools: vl42, ffmpeg, WebRTC, OpenCV, Python
• Formats: MP4, MPEG‑TS, MISB KLV standards, H264 format, WebRTC/RTP
• Image formats: Demosaicing raw images, Color space conversions, pixel formats
• Linux platform: V4L2 camera API, VA‑API, ffmpeg, gstreamer, OpenGL
• Nvidia Jetson platform: Tegra video encoding/decoding, V4L2 extensions, EGL
• Advanced camera controls: XU extension unit interface, region of interest (ROI), analog versus digital gain
• Experience integrating cameras into computer vision pipelines
• Image processing experience with: Denoising, contrast enhancement, super‑resolution, auto‑focus, auto‑exposure, auto‑white‑balance
• MIPI camera bringup (Linux kernel drivers)

US Salary Range: $191,000—$253,000 USD

Anduril is an equal‑opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you are someone passionate to work on problems that matter, we’d love to hear from you!