Principal Mission Software Engineer - Robotics

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company focused on transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Principal Mission Software Engineer will join the Air Defense team in Irvine, CA, which builds robots that detect, track, identify, deter, and defeat Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) threats. The role involves solving problems related to networking, autonomy, systems integration, and robotics, ensuring seamless product integration to achieve critical mission outcomes. Responsibilities include owning software solutions deployed to customers, improving products, collaborating across teams, creating and analyzing metrics for debugging and monitoring, triaging issues, and partnering with end-users to balance user experience with engineering constraints. The position requires up to 30% travel to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world environments. Required qualifications include 12+ years of experience with programming languages such as C++, Rust, Go, strong engineering background, experience with data processing and analysis, ability to navigate complex systems, leadership experience, and eligibility for U.S. Secret clearance. Preferred qualifications include expertise in physics, mathematics, motion planning, multi-agent autonomous systems, flight systems, distributed communication networks, and military systems knowledge. The company offers competitive salary, equity grants, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.