Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

The Sensor Simulation team at Anduril is building a platform for generating synthetic imagery for a variety of teams across the company. Use cases span a variety of areas, such as SITL (software in the loop) and HITL (hardware in the loop) integration tests of our systems, machine learning (ML) data generation and user training simulations. You will build a synthetic imagery pipeline so realistic we can’t tell the difference between synthetic images and real flight test data. We’re looking for software engineers with strong coding skills and deep, relevant experience who can learn quickly and help build out the platform. Ideally candidates will have some background using Unreal Engine or other game engines and related tools and languages.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Develop and maintain core capabilities in Unreal Engine such as a terrain rendering pipeline, vehicle physics models, and many more
Work with other platform teams at Anduril to ensure our service integrates seamlessly with other core services
Integrate various plugins and third party capabilities into our platform, figuring out how to best make use of them and working around or fixing any bugs
Collaborate closely with other teams across the company to enable them to integrate synthetic imagery and bring back lessons learned to help improve our product

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Must have 2+ years of professional C++ programming experience
Must be willing to travel 10% for collaboration across offices.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Strong communication skills are a must.
Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Game Design, Robotics.
Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization
Proficiency with Unreal Engine
Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
Experience with various tools for performance analysis and debugging problems (gdb, bpftrace, perf, etc)
Eligible to obtain and hold a DoD security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

MS in Computer Science or Software Engineering
Rust programming experience
Experience in a Linux development environment
GPU and graphics programming experience, including languages such as HLSL, Vulkan, or CUDA
Familiarity with training machine learning models, especially for computer vision use cases
Experience with 3D modelling tools

US Salary Range

$138,000—$252,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Platinum Healthcare Benefits:For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you!

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