Principal Software Engineer

Anduril Industries•Boston, MA

About The Position

Principal Software Engineers lead the delivery of a variety of software integrated in to our products, acting as technical leads, extremely senior individual contributors, and/or as team leads that are also hands-on contributors. This includes autonomy, simulation, data processing, payload integration, and off-board command and control and decision support. We expect Principal Software Engineers to demonstrate unparalleled end-to-end outcome ownership, from the user’s Lattice terminal to the robot performing commands, driving the rapid architecting, design, delivery, support, and evolution of next generation autonomous platforms through their entire product life-cycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent/relevant experience
Experience in a leadership position within a high performing technology organization
Extensive professional experience working as a Software Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise
Systems and/or application programming skills including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, scaling, testing, infrastructure, software design and system design
Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems
Capacity to work holistically on software enabled capabilities up and down the software stack and through lifecycle through design, implementation, operation and sustainment
Capacity to act as the technical owner for an entire software system, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team co-ordination, design, implementation, sustainment and evolution
Capacity to learn and grow individually, while mentoring senior team members effectively, building team cohesion and capacity
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

Familiar with the defense context, experience in a senior role for the delivery of a military mission system, standards, data links, or cross domain solutions
Experience writing backend services or embedded software in C++, Rust and/or Go
Experience writing frontend applications using Typescript and React
Experience with the design, implementation and operation of horizontally scaled cloud technologies
Experience with the design, implementation and support of embedded software, particularly in the field of robotics
Experience with modeling and simulation
Experience with development of high assurance safety critical software
Experience within the product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment.
Familiarity with Systems Engineering concepts
Desire to grow in to a Tech-Lead-Manager role, with responsibility for line management of engineers, in addition to delivery

Responsibilities

Own customer success through the design and delivery of a multi-year, multi-stakeholder software and hardware roadmap that spans across many teams across the company
Design and build a robust, MOSA-compliant systems (HTTP, gRPC) and data models that allow plug-and-play integration of first and third party sensors, payloads, and legacy defense platforms
Develop and execute the frontend and backend systems, in partnership with other software teams across the company, that power our Single Pane of Glass orchestration engine, enabling a single operator to manage multi-domain, multi-vehicle operations
Deploy to the edge, working closely with end-user customers and robots, to push capabilities to the maritime hardware operating in highly constrained, communications denied environments
Leverage internal product and program-specific engineering teams to rapidly deliver capability beyond the scope of current platforms, with a clear path for both architecture and capability evolution over time
Drive architecture selection and design for robotic systems, including hardware selection, compute, storage and network architecture, service orchestration and other software platform concerns that balance constraints, restrictions and requirements in a multi-stakeholder environment
Contribute to the design and development of a company wide roadmap for software inputs to autonomous systems
Lead teams that develop software that runs on-and-off-platform, using a variety of technologies
Act as a subject matter expert for software engineering, representing software equities in a multi-stakeholder environment including engineering, business and sales leadership.
Drive the design and implementation of development processes for the initial delivery and subsequent iteration of software, including full lifecycle testing
Drive the creation of test and simulation fixtures that operate with both software- and hardware-in-the-loop
Treat the ocean as validation, building and scaling high-fidelity Software-in-the-Loop (SITL/SIL) environments that test our systems continuously before they’re validated in the water
Lead teams of multi-disciplinary engineers, including as a mentor for Senior Software Engineers from differing backgrounds
Travel to co-locate with end-users and/or other teams up to 20% of the time

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits
US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
Additional Benefits
Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
Retirement Savings Plan
US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.