Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2263 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
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Anduril Industries's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Anduril Industries.
About this role
As a Mission Software Engineer at Anduril Industries, you will develop software for autonomous robotics systems, focusing on vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry. You will collaborate with various engineering disciplines to build foundational vehicle software that supports a range of initiatives, from simulation to live operations. The role involves working on critical software that impacts real-world military capabilities and may require travel for testing and deployment.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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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
- 3+ 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
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Worth weighing
- No salary listed for specific experience levels or roles beyond the range provided
- Travel requirement of up to 30% may impact work-life balance
- Role involves working on critical military software, which may not appeal to all candidates
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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