Senior Software Engineer, Edge Compute and Communications (Active Clearance)
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
Job Summary
ABOUT THE TEAM
Anduril Software Engineers in the Connected Warfare (CW) Division build deploy integrate extend and scale Andurils software on hardware systems to deliver mission-critical capabilities to our customers at the tactical edge. As the software engineers closest to customers/end-users Mission Software Engineers solve technical challenges of operational scenarios while owning the end-to-end delivery of winning capabilities.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the ECC Engineering team you will contribute to the creation of new products features and solutions to address a wide variety of customer problems involving software hardware networking autonomy/robotics systems integration and more. Your efforts will ensure that Anduril products seamlessly work together to achieve a variety of critical outcomes. Above all Mission Software Engineers are driven by a Whatever It Takes mindsetexecuting in an expedient scalable and methodical way while keeping the mission top-of-mind and making sound engineering decisions to deliver successful outcomes correctly on-time and with high quality. You will work on products like the Menace Family of Systems to bring integrated C4 capabilities to the tactical edge.
We are working on cutting edge complex systems that must deliver critical capability on aggressive timelines to outmatch the pacing threats and empower our customers with commercial style technologies that they can immediately use for defense. We are looking for talented organized growth mindset Software Engineers who appreciate ownership autonomy and direct customer engagement when designing architecting building and collaborating with our software hardware operations SRE and business development teams to exceed customer expectations and bring new products and capabilities to market.
WHAT YOULL DO
- You will work closely with Product Managers Business Development and other engineering teams (internal and external) executing on our SDLC process from concept development production and fielding.
- Own areas of the ECC software solution that are deployed to customers
- Build scalable systems
- Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to more customers
- Collaborate across multiple teams to plan build and test complex functionality
- Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring
- Triage issues root cause failures and coordinate next-steps
- Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints
- Travel up to 30% of time to build test and deploy capabilities in the real world
- Brief executives (internal and external) and high ranking officials
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong engineering background from industry or school ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science Software Engineering Mathematics or Physics
- 4 years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java Python C Rust Go JavaScript etc.
- Experience working with Linux and/or Nix/NixOS.
- Experience building software solutions involving hardware integrations
- Experience building scalable solutions on edge infrastructure
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
- Passionate about working on critical software that has a real-world impact
- Be data driven and customer outcomes focused
- Experience using AGILE methodologies and execution
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (No minimum requirements maximum 5-6 bullet points)
- Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent degrees
- Prior military service/contractor experience working with edge computing and tactical networking
- Experience at technology startups
- TS/SCI active or eligible
US Salary Range
$166000 - $253000 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 Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
Healthcare Benefits
- US Roles:Comprehensive medical dental and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- UK & AUS Roles:We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
- IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
- Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
- Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members bond with a new baby or address your own medical needs.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g. IVF preservation) adoption and gestational carriers along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources:Access free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services such as legal and financial support are also available.
- Professional Development:Annual reimbursement for professional development
- Commuter Benefits:Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
- Relocation Assistance:Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
- US Roles:Traditional 401(k) Roth and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
- UK & IE Roles:Pension plan with employer match.
- AUS Roles:Superannuation plan.
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
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