Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++
Anduril Industries · Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Costa Mesa, California, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Posted 27 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 46 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 1390 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3233 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-18
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About this role
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Vehicle Software team at Anduril Industries, you will collaborate with various engineering disciplines to develop software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry for autonomous robotics systems. Your role will involve building the foundational vehicle software stack that supports initiatives from early concept simulation to live operations and fleet management, while also requiring travel up to 30% of the time for real-world testing and deployment.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anduril Industries as an employer.
What you need
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field
- 9+ years of production-grade C++ and/or Rust experience in a Linux development environment
- Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
- A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact
Nice to have
- Strong background with focus in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning to inform modeling & simulation (M&S) and physical systems
- Developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems and deploying in real-world environments
- Feature and algorithm development with an understanding of behavior trees
- Developing software/hardware for flight systems and safety critical functionality
- Distributed communication networks and message standards
What you get
- Salary range of $220,000 — $292,000 USD
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the technology stack beyond C++ and Rust in a Linux environment
- Role involves significant travel which may impact work-life balance
- Position requires eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance, which may be a barrier for some candidates
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-18. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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