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Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Networking

Anduril· Air Dominance & Strike : Air Dominance & Strike Vehicle Software : Mission Software Engineering
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Anduril Industries seeks a Mission Software Engineer to build distributed mission software that connects autonomous systems (e.g., Fury, Barracuda) to command and control, with end-to-end responsibility from concept to live operations and fleet management.

Responsibilities

  • Own cradle-to-grave resilient, distributed mission software that supports the full range of AD&S initiatives: from early concept simulation to live operations and large scale fleet management.
  • Develop the messaging, orchestration, and networking backbone that ties individual vehicles into coordinated, multi-vehicle operations.
  • Build services that integrate with Lattice OS, coordinate fleets of vehicles in the field, and task and manage mission payloads and effects.

Qualifications

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
  • Ability to diagnose & root cause arbitrary & complex networking or routing failures in multi hop networks
  • Ability to read packet captures and use standard network debugging tools (tcpdump, Wireshark, etc.)
  • Experience with end to end testing of both unicast and multicast data flows
  • Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/UDP, socket programming, MTU, multicast, TLS/mTLS
  • Experience utilizing timing protocols such as NTP and PTP
  • CCNA or equivalent exp.
  • A high comfort working in a Linux environment
  • Experience with systemd
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration
  • Experience with Git & GitHub
  • 2-3+ years of experience using C++, Rust, or equivalent mid-level language
  • Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • Track record of high ownership and bias for action

Skills

Required:Networking troubleshootingPacket analysisEnd-to-end testingLinuxSystemdKubernetesGit & GitHubC++/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
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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