Drimva

Anduril

Software Engineer - Surface Dominance

$167K–$222K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026

Experience
Extensive professional experience; no number of years stated.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience.

About the job

Delivers and supports software for autonomous maritime systems, from design and simulation through deployment, operation, and sustainment.

What you'll do

  • Own software solutions and subsystems, designing scalable capabilities and reusable components across product lines.
  • Develop and test software for robotic platforms and off-board systems, including simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
  • Support manufacturing and deployment, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and mentor engineers; travel up to 20%.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
  • Extensive professional experience working as a Software Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise.
  • Systems and/or application programming skills, including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, scaling, testing, infrastructure, software design, and system design.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Experience delivering a military mission system, embedded or robotics software, or software through manufacturing, deployment, and sustainment.
  • Experience with C++, Rust, Go, Typescript, React, horizontally scaled cloud technologies, modeling and simulation, or high assurance safety critical software.

Pay

$167,000 — $222,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

C++, Rust, Go, Typescript, React

AI focus

Develops software for autonomous maritime systems, including autonomy, simulation, data processing, sensor and payload integration, and command and control; the posting describes the broader product platform as AI-powered.

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)