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Senior Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Engineering : Mission Software Engineering
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Hybrid (Costa Mesa, CA), Hybrid (Washington, DC)$191k - $253kfull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Senior software engineer focused on building the foundational vehicle software stack for autonomous military systems, including software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry within Anduril’s AD&S Vehicle Software team.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to develop software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry.
  • Build foundational vehicle software stack to support AD&S initiatives from concept simulation to first flight to live operations and fleet management.
  • Develop software solutions in a Linux environment with significant data processing and analysis.
  • Understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
  • Contribute to critical software with real-world impact.

Qualifications

  • 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
  • 5+ 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
  • Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world

Skills

Required:C++LinuxData processing and analysisSystems thinkingSecurity clearance
Nice to have:Rust

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) covering health and recovery
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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