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Software Engineer, Robotics

Anduril· AFS : Air Defense Engineering : Software Engineering
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Irvine, CA$166k - $282kfull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Staff Software Engineer specializing in Robotics on the Anduril Air Defense team in Irvine, CA, focusing on autonomy, systems integration, robotics, networking, and related engineering challenges to deliver scalable and high-quality defense technology.

Responsibilities

  • Write and maintain core libraries and services that perform critical functions for collaborative teams of robots - for example, frame transformations, targeting and guidance, etc.
  • Own feature development and rollout of large, complex features for our products. This includes systems analysis, sensor selection and integration, perception architecture and implementation, motion planning, health management, behavior analysis, simulation and test infrastructure, and interfaces with lower- and higher-level systems.
  • Implement scalable sub-systems including sensor processing, perception, tracking, motion planning, health management, anomaly detection, simulation, testing fixtures, and vehicle interfaces
  • Work closely with Anduril and 3rd party robotic platform hardware teams, as well as operational subject matter experts to align on requirements during product development and iterate towards a final design.

Qualifications

  • Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Robotics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
  • 3+ years of C++ or Rust experience in a Linux development environment
  • Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization
  • Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

Skills

Required:Robotics software developmentC++ or Rust

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, and related support)
  • Equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers as part of total compensation package
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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