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Senior Mission Software Engineer, EW

Anduril· Mission Systems : Electromagnetic Warfare Engineering : EW Core Technologies
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Costa Mesa, California$191k - $253kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Anduril's EW division seeks Senior Mission Software Engineers to own significant technical areas across embedded software, backend services, deployment, and operator-facing applications, driving architecture and customer-focused delivery in a high-stakes defense environment.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the technical direction for one or more critical areas of the EW software stack
  • Architect and implement solutions that work reliably in production, at scale, and in contested operational environments
  • Debug complex cross-system issues spanning embedded software, networking, applications, and deployed infrastructure
  • Develop high-performance software (e.g., numerical algorithms for RF data, deployment automation, Lattice integration services, or operator tools)
  • Drive engineering quality through architectural review, code review, testing strategy, and operational practices
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, raising the bar for the team's technical capabilities
  • Work directly with customers and operators to understand mission requirements and translate them into engineering priorities
  • Collaborate with embedded software, DSP/RFML, systems architecture, and growth teams
  • Support field deployments, integration events, and customer engagements
  • Contribute to building the MSE team's culture, processes, and technical standards from the ground up

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Strong proficiency in at least two of: Haskell, Rust, C++, Go, TypeScript
  • Deep expertise in at least one of: Embedded systems/real-time hardware interfaces; Backend services/distributed data; Deployment/CI-CD/configuration management; Systems integration/networking/system-of-systems architecture
  • Experience with Linux systems at a production level
  • Track record of owning and shipping complex software in a high-stakes or fast-moving environment
  • Ability to work independently and drive technical decisions with minimal oversight
  • Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with customers
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
  • Willingness to travel up to 30%

Skills

Required:Programming languagesEmbedded systems / real-time / hardware interfacesBackend / distributed systems / data infrastructureCI/CD / deployment / infrastructure as codeSystems integration / networking / system-of-systems

Benefits

  • Benefits package with health, recovery, and other supports (details provided by Anduril)
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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