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Senior Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems

Anduril · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)

Defenseonsitesenior$191k–$254k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build distributed infrastructure connecting Fury jets and Barracuda to command.
  • Coordinate fleets in multi-vehicle operations via Lattice OS integration.
  • Own mission software from early simulation to live large-scale fleet ops.

What they offer

  • Highly competitive equity grants
  • Comprehensive benefits package at little to no cost

Ideal candidate

High-ownership builder who loves taking resilient distributed software from concept through live field operations. Drawn to autonomous air dominance missions and coordinating fleets in the real world with close hardware collaboration.

Requirements

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field
  • 6+ years of production-grade C++, Rust or equivalent experience in Linux environment
  • Experience building low-latency, high performance software solutions
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration
  • Experience with Git and GitHub
  • Experience taking software from development through fielded deployment with hardware teams
  • Travel up to 30% to build, test, and deploy capabilities
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • Track record of high ownership and bias for action

Lab profile

About Anduril

Defense technology company building autonomous systems for military missions.

What they build

  • Lattice OS
  • Ghost
  • Anvil

Known for

  • Autonomous defense systems
  • AI-powered command and control
  • Rapid hardware-software iteration

Key facts

  • Founded in 2017
  • Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California
  • Backed by Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz
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