Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Consensus
Anduril IndustriesBase Salary
$166k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop core command-and-control software for the Lattice platform across autonomous vehicles and ground control stations.
- Manage real-time vehicle telemetry, health, autopilot tasks, mission planning, map visualization, fleet management, and autonomous behaviors.
- Develop distributed teaming state across vehicle fleets operating without guaranteed central authority.
- Build, test, and deploy capabilities on physical hardware in real-world environments.
- Travel up to 30% of the time for development, testing, and deployment.
Requirements
- Design and implement consensus protocols such as Raft and CRDT-based systems for fleets of autonomous vehicles.
- Build replicated mission data, leader election, conflict resolution, and failure semantics for distributed autonomous systems.
- Support strong consensus and eventual consistency under varying latency and network partition constraints.
- Be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
- Hold a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
- Have 3+ years of production-grade C++ and/or Rust experience in a Linux development environment.
- Have experience building software involving significant data processing and analysis.
- Be able to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established codebases.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with physics, mathematics, motion planning, modeling and simulation, multi-agent autonomous systems, behavior trees, flight systems, safety-critical functionality, distributed communication networks, message standards, military systems, or operational tactics.
Benefits
- Comprehensive competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
- Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
- Travel up to 30% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world environments.
About Anduril Industries
Anduril is not a traditional defense contractor. We are shaping the future of defense, transforming US & allied military capabilities with advanced technology. We emphasize speed and results and control our products from start to finish, including funding R&D to selling finished products off the shelf. Today, Anduril is in a rapid growth phase, deploying technology in diverse locations and developing path-making products that will change defense forever. We believe that everyone at Anduril can be a catalyst. Your perspective can change lives, and we want to help you make your mark. Our team includes thinkers and doers working interdependently. We bring the brightest minds and best-in-class talent together with veterans who have lived the problems of our warfighters. If you like building quickly and seeing your work deployed in the real world, we want you at Anduril. With offices in Orange County, Washington DC, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, London, and Sydney, our reach is wide. Check out our careers page at https://www.anduril.com/careers or send us an email at careers@anduril.com.