Mission Software Engineer, Ground

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)full time

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$132k–$198k

H1B: no

Anduril Industries Mission Software Engineer at Anduril Industries developing and maintaining mission-critical software for electronic warfare products. Own full software lifecycle including deployment, integration, and operator tools.

Responsibilities

We're looking for Mission Software Engineers who are strong generalists and fast learners. You don't need to be an expert in electronic warfare — you need to be the kind of engineer who can pick up any part of the stack, figure out how it works, and make it better. The problems here span embedded systems, backend services, data pipelines, deployment infrastructure, integration with Lattice OS, and operator-facing tools. You'll get deep exposure to RF and EW concepts on the job, working alongside domain experts.
What matters most is your engineering fundamentals, your ability to ship reliable software under pressure, and your willingness to own problems end-to-end — from understanding the mission need to getting working code into the hands of operators.
Develop and maintain mission-critical software across the EW product stack
Build and improve deployment tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management systems
Integrate EW systems with the broader Anduril Lattice ecosystem
Debug and resolve issues in production and field-deployed systems
Develop operator-facing tools and interfaces that make complex systems usable in high-stakes environments
Work with embedded software and DSP engineers to bridge the gap between algorithm development and field-deployable software
Participate in field deployments, integration events, and customer engagements
Contribute to a culture of engineering quality through code review, testing, and documentation

Qualification

Proficiency in at least one ofComfort working in Linux environmentsStrong CS fundamentalsAbility to work in a fast-pacedWillingness to travel up to 30%Experience with Haskell or RustFamiliarity with Nix/NixOSExperience with embedded systemsExposure to signal processing$166

Required

1–4 years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent: strong internships, open source contributions, research)
Proficiency in at least one of: Haskell, Rust, C++, Go, or TypeScript
Comfort working in Linux environments
Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, systems concepts
Desire to learn new domains quickly — you'll pick up RF, EW, and defense-specific concepts on the job
Ability to work in a fast-paced, unstructured environment where priorities shift based on mission needs
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
Willingness to travel up to 30%

Preferred

Experience with Haskell or Rust
Familiarity with Nix/NixOS
Experience with embedded systems, real-time systems, or hardware/software integration
Exposure to signal processing, RF systems, or software-defined radio
Experience with containerized deployments or infrastructure-as-code
Experience with distributed systems or networking
Contributions to open source projects in typed functional programming languages
$166,000—$220,000 USD