About the position
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. Our team builds XR software used by IVAS that will make an impact in the real world. We augment situational awareness via Lattice as well as simulate scenarios to train and test users. Our users will depend on our software to improve their well being and safety in contested environments, as well as improve effectiveness in the field. This provides a developer the ability to create tangible impacts in revolutionizing the way humans perceive their operational environment. You will have an opportunity to have direct, and iterative access, to feedback for creating these impactful XR solutions.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with designers and other game engineers to advance the game engine platform for IVAS
- Further develop our in-house game engine
- Implement end to end tooling to improve content developer iteration
- Build specific tools to assist with XR development
- Ensure a very high bar of reliability and stability for released software
- Analyze and optimize both memory and performance for an in-house game engine
- Identify problems; solve them: implement robust, high-quality solutions
Requirements
- Excellent C++ skills and software engineering principles
- Experience working in large codebases to solve complex problems
- Minimum five years of professional programming experience
- Solid understanding of 3D math
- Ability to write clean, maintainable and extensible code with attention to reusability
- Built multiple tools for at least one shipped title
- Excellent spoken and written communication
- US Person status (permanent resident or citizen) is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
Nice-to-haves
- TypeScript or related scripting experience
- OpenXR development experience
- Shipped at least one AAA game title in a similar role
- Be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Benefits
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
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