Mission Software Engineer, C2 Systems

$138,000 - $252,000/Yr

Anduril Industries - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Mission Software Engineer role at Anduril Industries involves building, deploying, integrating, and scaling software solutions that deliver mission-critical capabilities to military customers. Engineers in this position will tackle a variety of technical challenges related to networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics, ensuring that Anduril's products work seamlessly together. The role emphasizes a customer-facing approach, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality outcomes in a timely manner while maintaining a mission-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers
• Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to more customers
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality
• Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring
• Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps
• Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints
• Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world

Requirements

• Holds U.S. Secret Clearance
• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
• At least 4-10+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.
• 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

Benefits

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits (100% covered for employee, 90% for dependents)
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance (100% covered)
• Generous company holiday calendar and competitive PTO plans
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave
• Family Planning & Parenting Support (fertility, adoption, gestational carrier coverage)
• Mental Health Resources (free 24/7 therapy and life coaching)
• Professional development stipend
• Daily meals and provisions in office
• Company-funded commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan (traditional and Roth)