Anduril
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems
$191K–$254K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of 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 deploy resilient distributed mission software that connects autonomous vehicles to command and control and supports coordinated operations.
What you'll do
- Develop messaging, orchestration, and networking infrastructure for multi-vehicle operations.
- Build services that integrate with Lattice OS, coordinate vehicle fleets, and manage mission payloads and effects.
- Take software from concept and simulation through field deployment, collaborating with hardware, systems, and program teams.
What they ask for
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
- 6+ years of production-grade C++, Rust or equivalent experience in a Linux development environment.
- Experience building low-latency, high performance software solutions; familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration; and experience with Git & GitHub.
- Experience taking software from initial development through fielded deployment; willing to travel up to 30% of the time; eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed systems, asynchronous programming, Protocol Buffers and/or gRPC, or DDS.
- Experience with systemd, k3s and/or STIG’d RHEL, physical system deployments, government reference architectures, or military systems and operational tactics; active Secret U.S. security clearance.
Pay
$191,000 — $254,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, Rust, Linux, Kubernetes, Git, GitHub, Protocol Buffers, gRPC
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