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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Mission Software Engineer - Vehicle Software, Consensus

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Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • Design and implement consensus protocols such as Raft or CRDTs to keep autonomous vehicle fleets converging on shared truth over lossy, contested links.
  • Build distributed teaming state, including replicated mission data, leader election, and conflict resolution across dozens of nodes without guaranteed central authority.
  • Support both strong consensus and eventual consistency based on real-world latency and partition constraints.
  • Own failure semantics when partitioned vehicles rejoin the team.
  • 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 or more years of production-grade C++ and/or Rust experience in a Linux development environment.
  • Have experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis.
  • Be able to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established codebases.
  • Be willing to travel up to 30% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world environments.

Responsibilities

  • Build core Command and Control software for the Lattice platform, bridging hardware and human operators.
  • Develop software that runs on vehicles to manage real-time telemetry, health, and autopilot tasks.
  • Develop Ground Control Station software that enables operators to plan missions, visualize maps, manage fleets, and orchestrate autonomous behaviors.
  • Integrate generative AI agents into systems so operators can direct autonomous assets using natural language interfaces.
  • Build, ship, and deploy code that runs on physical hardware.

Desired Qualifications

  • Have a strong background focused on Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning to inform modeling and simulation and physical systems.
  • Have experience developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems and deploying them in real-world environments.
  • Have experience with feature and algorithm development and an understanding of behavior trees.
  • Have experience developing software or hardware for flight systems and safety-critical functionality.
  • Have experience with distributed communication networks and message standards.
  • Have knowledge of military systems and operational tactics.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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