Mission Software Engineer, Maneuver Dominance

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Mission Software Engineer, you will solve a wide variety of problems involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and more, while making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs along the way. Your efforts will ensure that Anduril products seamlessly work together to achieve a variety of critical outcomes. Above all, Mission Software Engineers are driven by a “Whatever It Takes” mindset—executing in an expedient, scalable, and pragmatic way while keeping the mission top-of-mind and making sound engineering decisions to deliver successful outcomes correctly, on-time, and with high quality.

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. TS 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

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: 

Healthcare Benefits 

• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. 


• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents. 


• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents. 

Additional Benefits 

• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees. 


• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs. 


• Family Planning & Parenting Support: 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. 


• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available. 


• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development 


• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region. 


• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility. 

Retirement Savings Plan 

• US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options. 


• UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match. 


• AUS Roles: Superannuation plan. 

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. 

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