Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems

Anduril|25 Sep 2026

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Job Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) is responsible for autonomous robotics systems like the Fury unmanned fighter jet and the Barracuda family of advanced effects. The AD&S Mission Systems Software team builds the distributed infrastructure that connects these vehicles to command and control. We develop the messaging, orchestration, and networking backbone that ties individual vehicles into coordinated, multi-vehicle operations. Our engineers develop the services that integrate with Lattice OS, coordinate fleets of vehicles in the field, and task and manage mission payloads and effects. We are looking for engineers excited to own from cradle-to-grave resilient, distributed mission software that supports the full range of AD&S initiatives: from early concept simulation to live operations and large scale fleet management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
2-3+ 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
Experience with Git & GitHub
Experience taking software from initial development through fielded deployment, working closely with other teams (e.g. hardware, systems, program management) to get it into operational use
Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Track record of high ownership and bias for action

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with systemd
Experience building or maintaining distributed systems (message buses, RPC frameworks, consensus protocols, or similar)
Familiarity with asynchronous programming models (async/await, event loops, futures)
Comfort working with Protocol Buffers and/or gRPC
Experience with DDS
Deep expertise with k3s and/or STIG’d RHEL
Experience deploying, debugging, and testing software on physical systems in both lab and test site environments
Familiarity with government reference architectures
Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics
Active Secret U.S. security clearance

US Salary Range

$166,000—$220,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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Skills mentioned

KubernetesRustComputer VisionC++Distributed Systems

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