Lead Mission Software Engineer, C4

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. As a Lead Mission Software Engineer on the C4 Engineering team, you will create new products and solutions addressing customer problems involving software, hardware, networking, autonomy/robotics, and systems integration. You'll work on products like the Menace Family of Systems to bring integrated C4 capabilities to the tactical edge.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Product Managers, Business Development, and other engineering teams
• Own C4 software solution suites deployed to customers
• Architect and design scalable systems
• Create roadmaps and execution plans
• Write code to improve products and scale mission capabilities
• Collaborate across teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality
• Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring
• Triage issues and root cause failures
• Partner with end-users to turn needs into features
• Travel up to 30% of time for real-world deployment
• Brief executives and high-ranking officials
• Manage a team of talented SWEs

Required Qualifications:

• Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
• 5+ years leading and building agile SWE teams
• 10+ years working with various programming languages (Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.)
• Experience building software solutions involving hardware integrations
• Experience building scalable solutions on edge infrastructure
• Ability to quickly understand complex systems and established code bases
• Passionate about critical software with real-world impact
• Data-driven and customer outcomes focused
• Experience using AGILE methodologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree
• Prior military service/contractor experience with edge computing and tactical networking
• Experience at technology startups

Work Authorization / Clearance:

• TS/SCI active or eligible
• US Persons only

This role offers a competitive salary range of $196,000 - $294,000 USD, along with equity grants and comprehensive benefits including platinum healthcare coverage, life insurance, generous PTO, family planning support, mental health resources, and more.