Software Engineer, Rust Software

Front Door Defense; Waltham, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Waltham, Massachusetts is seeking a Software Engineer, Rust to lead a small team delivering real-time tracking and sensor fusion software for defense applications.

You will architect, implement, and optimize high-performance Rust code, guide design choices, and collaborate across lifecycles to produce reliable, scalable systems. Eligibility for U.S. security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience and technical degree.
• Experience managing and evolving software architecture in production.
• 2+ years maintaining a single codebase or product.
• Strong understanding of design patterns and scalable systems.
• Experience with Rust, C/C++, Python; Matlab is a plus.
• Applied mathematics including linear algebra, optimization, probability, and stochastic processes.
• Knowledge of signal processing for sensor data.
• Familiarity with big data pipelines and NoSQL databases.
• Ability to work across the full lifecycle and obtain/maintain an active U.S. Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and influence direction of a small team with expertise in tracking and state estimation.
• Architect and evolve complex software systems for performance and scalability.
• Prototype and deploy algorithms for tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation.
• Develop high-performance Rust software for real-time systems.
• Design robust filters, estimators, and probabilistic reasoning systems.
• Apply design patterns to manage technical debt and guide production systems.
• Analyze system performance via simulations and modeling tools.
• Drive customer success by customizing algorithms for mission-critical use cases.
• Integrate tracking and estimation technologies across development lifecycle.
• Communicate progress clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Rust

C/C++

Python

Mathematics

Software architecture

Leadership

Signal processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in mathematics, physics, engineering, or technical field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Git

Linux

Job description

Software Engineer, Rust

Lead a small team to deliver real-time Rust-based tracking and sensor fusion software

Location: Waltham, Massachusetts

Compensation: $146,000 - 194,000 USD / year

About The Role

Software Engineer, Rust

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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.

What You Will Do:

• Define and influence the direction of a small team, leveraging your subject-matter expertise in target tracking and state estimation.
• Architect, maintain, and evolve complex software systems, refactoring existing codebases to improve performance, maintainability, and scalability.
• Prototype and deploy state-of-the-art algorithms for tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation in agile, iterative development environments.
• Develop high-performance Rust software for real-time systems, ranging from tactical implementations to simulation environments and decision support tools.
• Design and implement robust filters, estimators, and probabilistic reasoning systems that enable actionable insights from noisy, ambiguous, or incomplete sensor data.
• Apply software design patterns and architectural best practices to manage technical debt and guide the evolution of production systems over time.
• Analyze system performance using high-fidelity simulations, innovative modeling tools, and rigorous statistical techniques to validate the benefits of our technology.
• Drive customer success by customizing algorithms and software for mission-critical use cases, including real-time tracking and sensor fusion.
• Integrate tracking and estimation technologies into the broader software development lifecycle, from requirements definition through testing and optimization.
• Translate technical progress into clear, actionable insights for diverse stakeholders, including colleagues and end-users.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience & a Bachelor's degree in mathematics, physics, engineering, or other technical field (advanced degree strongly preferred)
• Demonstrated experience managing and evolving software architecture in production environments, including refactoring legacy systems and managing technical debt.
• At least 2+ years working on a single codebase or product, maintaining and expanding it as requirements evolved.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, architectural principles, and best practices for building maintainable, scalable systems (beyond basic syntax proficiency).
• Proficiency in algorithm design, software development, and statistical modeling; experience with Rust, C/C++, Python, and Matlab is a plus.
• Solid understanding of applied mathematics, including linear algebra, optimization, probability, and stochastic processes.
• Knowledge of signal processing techniques for interpreting diverse sensor data (e.g., radar, lidar, EO/IR).
• Familiarity with big data pipelines, NoSQL databases, and the efficient handling of large-scale sensor data.
• Ability to engineer robust systems for estimation theory, adaptive filtering, controls, and complex signal environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work across development lifecycles, from prototyping to optimizing production systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience refactoring and modernizing Rust codebases in production environments.
• Track record of architectural decision-making and technical leadership on long-lived projects.
• Contributions to open-source Rust projects or the broader Rust ecosystem.
• Experience with concurrent and parallel programming patterns in Rust.
• Experience in state estimation, including Bayesian filtering, sensor fusion, and recursive estimation techniques.
• Background in machine learning as applied to target tracking and recognition, including clustering, classification, and anomaly detection techniques.
• Knowledge of target tracking techniques, such as Kalman filters, particle filters, and multi-target tracking algorithms (e.g., JPDA, MHT, or PHD filters).

We request transcripts as part of the early application process to understand your academic background and how your coursework supports the skills deemed critical for the role. Transcripts help us assess your technical and analytical abilities, complementing our interview process in which we also evaluate practical experience and cultural fit. If you choose not to share your transcripts, you will need to provide detailed information regarding your academic performance in relevant courses, including projects and coursework specifics, to ensure we evaluate your academic accomplishments properly. If you do provide academic transcripts, feel free to redact non-technical information (e.g., student ID, dates, non-technical coursework, etc.). Unofficial transcripts obtained online acceptable for this assessment.

US Salary Range

$146,000 - $194,000 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: