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Anduril Industries · 10 hours ago

Maritime - Principal Software Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$196K/yr - $294K/yr

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Principal Software Engineer will lead the delivery of platform mission systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), overseeing the entire product lifecycle from design to deployment.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own customer success through the design and delivery of a multi-year, multi-stakeholder software roadmap

Leverage internal product and program-specific engineering teams to rapidly deliver capability beyond the scope of current platforms, with a clear path for both architecture and capability evolution over time

Partner with external teams, collaborating on interfacing requirements between diverse systems and technologies

Drive architecture selection and design for robotic systems, including hardware selection, compute, storage and network architecture, service orchestration and other software platform concerns that balance constraints, restrictions and requirements in a multi-stakeholder environment

Contribute to the design and development of a company wide roadmap for software inputs to autonomous systems

Lead teams that develop software that runs on- and off- platform, using a variety of technologies

Act as a subject matter expert for software engineering, representing software equities in a multi-stakeholder environment including engineering, business and sales leadership

Drive the design and implementation of development processes for the initial delivery and subsequent iteration of mission software, including full lifecycle testing

Drive the creation of test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software- and hardware-in-the-loop

Support vehicle manufacturing and deployment

Lead teams of multi-disciplinary engineers, including as a mentor for Senior Software Engineers from differing backgrounds

Travel to co-locate with end-users and/or other teams up to 20% of the time

Qualification

Software EngineeringRoboticsC++Cloud TechnologiesEmbedded SoftwareTypescriptReactSystems EngineeringTeam CoordinationLeadershipMentoringProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience

Experience in a leadership position within a high performing technology organization

Extensive professional experience working as a Software Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise

Systems and/or application programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, scaling, testing, infrastructure, software design and system design

Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems

Capacity to work holistically on software enabled capabilities up and down the software stack and through lifecycle through design, implementation, operation and sustainment

Capacity to act as the technical owner for an entire software system, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team co-ordination, design, implementation, sustainment and evolution

Capacity to learn and grow individually, while mentoring senior team members effectively, building team cohesion and capacity

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred

Experience in a senior 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 the field of robotics

Experience with modeling and simulation

Experience with development of high assurance safety critical software

Experience within the product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment

Familiarity with Systems Engineering concepts

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.

We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.

We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.

Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.

Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.

Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.

Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development

Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.

Pension plan with employer match.

Superannuation plan.