Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control
Anduril IndustriesBase Salary
$143k - $191k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own software solutions from API and Protobuf design through production deployment and operation.
- Build and operate Go backend services for command and telemetry, mission planning, ground stations, antennas, space-to-ground protocols, file transfer, and access control.
- Deploy services in secure government cloud environments using containers and Kubernetes, including on-call and live-mission incident response.
- Integrate software with spacecraft, radios, antennas, ground stations, data links, and astrodynamics systems.
- Build software-in-the-loop simulations and validate end-to-end operations before live satellite passes.
- Integrate legacy systems and collaborate across teams to build and test complex functionality.
- Create and analyze monitoring metrics, triage issues, determine root causes, and coordinate remediation.
- Review code, maintain quality standards, document and train teammates, and partner with end users on feature development.
Requirements
- Strong engineering background from industry or school in areas such as computer science, software engineering, mathematics, or physics.
- At least 4 years of experience building backend and distributed systems, primarily in Go, Rust, or C++, with networked services using gRPC and Protobuf.
- Experience shipping and operating production services on containers and Kubernetes with cloud deployment.
- Experience integrating software with physical systems, including hardware control, embedded interfaces, protocol implementation, or real-time data pipelines.
- Ability to navigate complex systems and solve technical problems with little oversight.
- Strong collaboration, code-review, communication, documentation, and training practices.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include space or aerospace experience, spacecraft operations, CCSDS protocols, binary protocol parsing, software-defined radios, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code tooling, government cloud, observability, Nix-based builds, time systems, coordinate frames, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop integration, and secure government environments.
Benefits
- Full-time employees receive comprehensive benefits available at little to no cost, including health and recovery support.
- Most full-time offers include competitive equity grants as part of total compensation.
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.