Software Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Highly competitive equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries, Inc. is hiring a Software Engineer for its Maneuver Dominance team in Costa Mesa, CA. The role involves developing aerial robotic systems and requires a strong engineering background, proficiency in programming, and the ability to collaborate across teams. Candidates should ideally be practical, hands-on, and self-starters. Competitive salary ranges from $166,000 to $220,000 USD and includes comprehensive benefits.

This position demands strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to travel for project implementations. Join us at Anduril to make a significant impact in national defense technology.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics or Physics.
• Experience with programming languages such as C++, Rust, or Python.
• Ability to navigate complex systems and established code bases.

Responsibilities

• Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers.
• Travel up to 25% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities.

Skills

Programming in C++

Rust

Python

Data processing and analysis

Education

Computer Science

Software Engineering

Mathematics

Physics

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 real‑time, 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 Job

Anduril is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Maneuver Dominance team at our Costa Mesa HQ. The Maneuver Dominance (MD) Team at Anduril develops aerial robotic systems designed to operate in large coordinated teams in concert with ground maneuver forces. We develop perception, autonomy, and command and control (C2) systems to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. Here you will work on core product development of portable C2 systems, including the integration with autonomous ground and air vehicles. The role requires high ownership and frequent collaboration with other core disciplines. The ideal candidate would be practical, hands‑on and a self‑starter. High growth potential is possible as well as additional leadership opportunities.

What You’ll Do

• Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers.
• Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to more customers.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
• Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring.
• Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next‑steps.
• Partner with end‑users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.
• Travel up to 25% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.

Core Requirements

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• Experience working with a variety of programming languages such as C++, Rust, or Python.
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
• A desire to work on critical software that has a real‑world impact.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance.
• Must be willing to travel up to 25%.

Desired Requirements

• Strong background with focus in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning to inform modeling & simulation (M&S) and physical systems.
• Developing and testing multi‑agent autonomous systems and deploying in real‑world environments.
• Feature and algorithm development with an understanding of behavior trees.
• Developing software/hardware for flight systems and safety‑critical functionality.
• Distributed communication networks and message standards.

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.

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.