Anduril
Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Cyber Security
$167K–$254K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 2–3+ years; production-grade C++, Rust, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
About the job
Build and secure mission software for autonomous military systems, including security architecture, hardening, monitoring, and trusted software deployment.
What you'll do
- Design secure mission software architecture and harden software and systems running on vehicles.
- Build monitoring and detection capabilities to identify and respond to security events.
- Ensure only trusted, verified software is deployed to vehicles.
What they ask for
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
- 2–3+ years of production-grade C++, Rust, or equivalent experience in a Linux development environment.
- Experience designing and building secure software systems.
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience hardening Linux-based systems, vulnerability remediation, cryptographic key management, secure boot, or code-signing pipelines.
- Experience with security monitoring, trust-isolating architectures, identity and access management, physical systems, government security frameworks, or embedded and safety-critical systems.
Pay
$167,000 — $254,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, Rust, Linux
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