Air Dominance & Strike Senior Software Engineer, Networking

Air Dominance & Strike Senior Software Engineer, Networking

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

WHY WE’RE HERE

Anduril develops mission autonomy for unmanned systems across multiple domains to enable execution of complex ISR and strike missions with coordinated kinetic effects in denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) environments. Engineering teams advance the next generation of software-defined unmanned systems leveraging technologies and tools for edge computing, secure communications, fleet management, perception and planning (computer vision, motion planning, SLAM, controls, state estimation), and more.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

In order to coordinate teams of modern autonomous vehicles, mesh-networking software capable of passing messages across a variety of protocols, transport layers, and communications modalities is paramount. Networking Software Engineers are responsible for the development of Anduril’s core networking technology, and its application to specific combat systems and operational environments. In this role, you will:

• Design, implement, and deploy networking solutions at all layers
• Develop, optimize, and support software to manage networking hardware
• Work directly with customers and product teams to identify network designs and features necessary to achieve mission success.
• Develop instrumentation for networking performance and improve system efficacy.
• Create diagnostic, testing, simulation tools, and implement system level network testing
• Develop networking simulation software for modelling real world networking constraints
• Debug issues at all layers of the stack from low level kernel bugs to cloud networking issues

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of production-grade Rust and/or C++ experience in a Linux development environment
• Interest and development experience in communications and networking of distributed systems
• 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
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be willing to travel for test field events up to 25%
• Experience with RF communications payloads (VHF/UHF, SATCOM, etc...)
• Experience developing the Linux Kernel networking stack.
• Experience with existing networking middleware (eg. DDS, ROS, MQTT)
• Experience with software engineering on robotics systems.
• Experience working in systems with hard determinism requirements
• Experience with networking protocols and technologies, including:
• Software-Defined Networking / SD-WANs
• Routing protocols (small and large scale - e.g. mesh routing as well as internet-scale routing across autonomous systems)

US Salary Range

$132,000 - $252,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
• Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!