Andurilindustries
Senior Mission Software Engineer, EW
Costa Mesa, California, United States. Posted 4 months ago
The role
Senior Mission Software Engineers will own technical direction for critical areas of the EW software stack. They will architect and implement solutions for production and contested operational environments. The role involves debugging complex systems, mentoring engineers, and working with customers to meet mission requirements.
What you will do
- Own and drive technical direction for critical EW software stack areas
- Architect and implement solutions for production and contested environments
- Debug complex cross-system issues
- Develop high-performance software including numerical algorithms, deployment automation, and operator tools
- Drive engineering quality through reviews and testing strategy
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
- Work with customers and operators to translate mission requirements into engineering priorities
- Collaborate with embedded software, DSP/RFML, systems architecture, and growth teams
- Support field deployments, integration events, and customer engagements
- Contribute to building MSE team culture, processes, and technical standards
Required qualifications
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in at least two of: Haskell, Rust, C++, Go, TypeScript
- Deep expertise in at least one of: Embedded systems, real-time systems, or hardware/software interfaces
- Deep expertise in at least one of: Backend services, distributed systems, or data infrastructure
- Deep expertise in at least one of: Deployment systems, CI/CD, configuration management, or infrastructure-as-code
- Deep expertise in at least one of: Systems integration, networking, or system-of-systems architecture
- Experience with Linux systems at a production level
- Track record of owning and shipping complex software in high-stakes or fast-moving environments
- Ability to work independently and drive technical decisions with minimal oversight
- Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with customers
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
Nice to have
- Experience with Haskell and/or Rust in production environments
- Experience with electronic warfare, software-defined radio, or RF systems
- Familiarity with Nix/NixOS for deterministic builds and system configuration
- Experience with FPGA development (Verilog, VHDL), especially Xilinx
- Experience with MATLAB and C code generation
- Experience with containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker) in edge or operational environments
- Experience building engineering teams or functions from early stages
- Prior experience in defense technology or military operations
- Contributions to open source projects
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Before you apply
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance
About the company
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.