Senior Software Engineer - Undersea Dominance
Anduril· Maritime & Maneuver Dominance : Undersea Dominance - Engineering & Operations
Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 4mo ago
About the role
Senior Software Engineers independently drive the delivery of a variety of software integrated into Anduril's maritime autonomous systems, including autonomy, simulation, data processing, payload integration, and off-board command and control and decision support. They own end-to-end outcomes at major subsystem or system level and contribute as a technical lead across the product life-cycle.
Responsibilities
- Empathize with end-users and drive solutions in a multi-stakeholder environment
- Own software-enabled solutions deployed to customers, optimizing value delivery
- Design and implement scalable software enabling capability evolution beyond current platforms
- Contribute to design and development of reusable software components across product lines
- Develop software for on- and off- robotic platforms using diverse technologies
- Design, implement, and execute development processes for vehicle and mission software including lifecycle testing, monitoring, and operation
- Create test and simulation fixtures for software- and hardware-in-the-loop
- Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment
- Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team and mentor Software Engineers from diverse backgrounds
- Travel to co-locate with end-users and/or other teams up to 20% of the time
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Extensive professional software engineering experience across one or more domains/technologies
- Systems and/or application programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, scaling, testing, infrastructure, software design and system design
- Experience troubleshooting remotely deployed software systems
- Ability to work holistically across the software stack and lifecycle from design to sustainment
- Ability to act as technical owner for a software service including requirements, roadmap, and team coordination
- Willingness and ability to mentor junior team members and grow team capability
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Skills
Required:End-user and stakeholder-centric designSoftware ownership and deliverySystems design and architectureDevelopment lifecycle and testing
Nice to have:Mentoring and team leadership
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package including health, recovery, and related support (details in benefits section)
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
- Equity grants commonly included in offers
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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