Software Engineer Mobile, Android

The Tactical Recon & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost Anvil Bolt and Altius from concepts to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers hardware engineers roboticists and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces.

We are looking for Android Engineers to join our team. As an Android Engineer at Anduril you will be architecting and building out user interface applications from backend to frontend deploying them to users and making sure theyre meeting users requirements. You will be working alongside a team of engineers with diverse backgrounds as well as engaging with internal and external stakeholders. Your decisions will have a large impact on the company today and into the future. We believe that simple systems are easier to understand maintain and scale. You will be making trade-offs as you work to ensure that our systems are prepared to scale being able to effectively communicate these trade-offs with your teammates is key.

What Youll Do

• Design build test and deploy real-time map-based user interfaces for displaying and interacting with sensor data and controlling the Ghost Altius and Bolt aircraft from an Android application through the Android Tactical Assault Kits (ATAK) plugin ecosystem to enable tactical control for end users.
• Define and implement APIs for network communications real-time telemetry vehicle configuration sensor/payload control with full motion video streaming manual controls and autonomous tasking.
• Help define foundational software architectures visual designs and user experience/interaction workflows for multiple UAS working directly with chief engineers product designers program managers flight test engineers and end-user customers to demonstrate capability and iterate on feedback.
• Work directly with Android frontend technologies like Jetpack Compose high-performance backend technologies like Java/Kotlin/C/Rust/Golang and software product lifecycle technologies likes CMake/Cargo/gradle/NixOS/CircleCI/Docker.
• Work directly with the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) SDK and the TAK Product Centers developer community (see for more information).
• Work alongside engineers using multiple other full stack technologies like TypeScript/React C/Qt and C#/.NET.
• Test and evaluate your software at multiple levels of rigor using simulations benchtop hardware and live flight assets.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Aerospace Engineering or another related technical degree.
• Experience developing software for user interface applications especially high-traffic data-intensive or map-based systems
• Proficiency with modern Android programming languages including Jetpack Compose XML Java and Kotlin.
• Proficiency with modern backend/middleware programming languages such as C Rust or Golang.
• Familiarity with client/server networking technologies and relationships such as TCP/UDP/Multicast HTTP (REST) or protobuf/gRPC.
• Proven ability to empathize with users to break down user needs into software features and to balance the ideal user experience with practical engineering constraints.
• Willingness to provide on call support to various clients
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time potentially including some international travel
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with the DoD where safety is paramount regulations must be balanced and operational environments are tightly controlled.
• Experience with robotic systems where hardware physical actuators datalink networks sensors and effectors are employed to translate software concepts to physical interactions with the world.
• Experience in a startup or small company working environment where deadlines are tight requirements are open-ended and the teams are often fewer than 10 people.
• Experience with 3D geospatial analysis and mapping software such as ArcGIS Cesium MapBox or TAK.
• Experience developing user interface software that does not require Internet access or has local/offline functionality.
• Exposure to build system and software lifecycle technologies such as CMake Cargo gradle NixOS CircleCI Gitlab-CI Docker Python Bash and other developer operations tools.
• Exposure to technologies related to Ghost Altius or Bolt such as flight mechanics UAV control mesh networking full motion video processing and intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance sensors.
• Exposure to aviation such as a hobbyist RC piloting holding a Private Pilot License or Part 107 Remote Pilot License or similar.

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:

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

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