Anduril
Chief Software Engineer, Space Ground Systems
$220K–$292K
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States +3 · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Experience
- No specific number of years stated.
About the job
Lead technical strategy, architecture, and delivery of integrated space ground command-and-control systems and mission applications, from proposals and design through classified operational deployment.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and oversee engineering execution for space ground systems, including architecture, integration, testing, and deployment.
- Lead technical work across satellite C2, Space Domain Awareness, mission data processing, and operator workflows; maintain program technical integrity.
- Guide multidisciplinary teams and partners, communicate technical progress, and contribute to proposals, trade studies, risk assessments, and cost estimates.
What they ask for
- Track record architecting, developing, and delivering defense/IC satellite C2 ground systems, including distributed backend architecture, mission data processing, and TT&C integration.
- Expertise in SDA ground processing, space control C2, RPO mission planning, and dynamic space operations ground support.
- Production backend experience in Go, C++, Python, Rust, or Java, plus Kubernetes/Docker, gRPC/REST, and CI/CD; experience must address air-gapped or classified deployment without reliance on cloud-managed service abstractions.
- Technical leadership on US Government/DoD/IC space ground contracts; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- TS/SCI security clearance.
Pay
$220,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Go, C++, Python, Rust, Java, Kubernetes, Docker, gRPC/REST
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