Software Engineer - Surface Dominance

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 166,000-220,000 · Remote · Posted Sep 21, 2026

At a glance

Software Engineers at Anduril Industries independently drive the delivery of software integrated into autonomous maritime products.
The role involves end-to-end ownership of major subsystems, including autonomy, simulation, data processing, and command and control.
Engineers contribute to the rapid architecting, design, and evolution of next-generation autonomous platforms throughout their product life-cycle.

Empathize with end-users and drive solutions that balance needs with external constraints.
Own software-enabled solutions deployed to customers, optimizing for value delivery.
Design and implement scalable software with a clear path for architecture and capability evolution.
Contribute to the design and development of reusable software services across Anduril product lines.
Develop software for both on- and off-robotic platforms.
Design, implement, and execute development processes for vehicle and mission software.
Create test and simulation fixtures for software- and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment.
Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and mentor software engineers.
Travel to co-locate with end-users and other teams up to 20% of the time.

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Extensive professional experience as a Software Engineer.
Systems and/or application programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, scaling, testing, and system design.
Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems.
Capacity to work holistically on software-enabled capabilities through design, implementation, operation, and sustainment.
Capacity to act as technical owner for a software service, including stakeholder engagement and roadmap management.
Capacity to mentor junior team members and build team cohesion.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Experience in a role for the delivery of a military mission system.
Experience writing backend services or embedded software in C++, Rust, and/or Go.
Experience writing frontend applications using Typescript and React.
Experience with the design, implementation, and operation of horizontally scaled cloud technologies.
Experience with the design, implementation, and support of embedded software, particularly in robotics.
Experience with modeling and simulation.
Experience with development of high assurance safety-critical software.
Familiarity with Systems Engineering concepts.

Show all 13 skills