Senior Software Engineer

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.

Anduril is a defence technology company, bringing Silicon Valley talent and funding to the defence sector. Our technology helps our customers solve their toughest challenges by enabling them to make better, more informed decisions in life-and-death situations. We’ve assembled a diverse team of experts in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, optics, and data analysis to create software and hardware solutions that radically evolve the defence capabilities of the United States, and are now seeking to replicate our successes internationally with a team based in Australia. If you are passionate about solving problems that have real impact, we want you to join Anduril and help us build the future of defence capability.

At Anduril Australia we are developing un-crewed maritime and air domain systems that leverage unsupervised autonomy for the delivery of long endurance, multi-mission capability to our customers. These projects, including but not limited to the Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV) Program, require Senior Software Engineers with broad experience to drive the delivery a variety of software enabled capabilities to our customers. Anduril Senior Software Engineers rapidly develop expertise in new domains in order to architect, design, deliver, support, and evolve next generation capabilities through the entire product life-cycle.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Act as a subject matter expert for your areas of expertise as they relate to the delivery of Anduril’s software enabled capabilities, including areas such as hardware selection, compute, storage and network architecture, service orchestration, application logic and other software concerns

Empathize with end-users and drive solutions that balance their needs with external constraints, restrictions and requirements in a multi-stakeholder environment

Own software enabled solutions that are deployed to customers, optimizing for the delivery of value to the end-user

Design and implement scalable software that rapidly delivers capability beyond the scope of current platforms, with a clear path for both architecture and capability evolution over time

Contribute to the design and development of existing software services across Anduril, with the aim of developing components that are re-usable across multiple Anduril product lines

Develop software that runs on- and off- robotic platforms, using a variety of technologies

Contribute to the design, implementation and execution of development processes for the initial delivery and subsequent iteration of vehicle and mission software, including full lifecycle testing, monitoring and operation

Create test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software- and hardware-in-the-loop

Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment

Travel to co-locate with end-users up to 20% of the time

Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary engineering team, including as a mentor for Software Engineers from differing backgrounds

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience

Extensive professional experience working as a Software Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise

Systems and/or application programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, scaling, testing, infrastructure, software design and system design

Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems

Capacity to work holistically on software enabled capabilities up and down the software stack and through lifecycle through design, implementation, operation and sustainment

Capacity to act as the technical owner for a software service, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team co-ordination, design, implementation, sustainment and evolution

Capacity learn and grow individually, while mentoring junior team members effectively, building team cohesion and capacity

Eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Negative Vetting 2 security clearance (NV2)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience writing backend services or embedded software in C++, Rust and/or Go

Experience writing frontend applications using Typescript and React

Experience with the design, implementation and operation of horizontally scaled cloud technologies

Experience with the design, implementation and support of embedded software, particularly in the field of robotics

Experience within the product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment

Desire to learn and grow in to other roles that require experience as a Senior Software Engineer, such as Principal Software Engineer and/or Engineering Manager

Desire to grow in to a Tech-Lead-Manager role, with responsibility for line management of engineers, in addition to delivery

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you are someone passionate to work on problems that matter, we’d love to hear from you!

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:

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.

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