# Software Engineer, Ghost

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Costa Mesa, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $166,000-$220,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer for their Tactical Recon & Strike (TRS) team. As a Software Engineer, Ghost, you will be at the forefront of cutting-edge autonomous systems development.

You will tackle diverse challenges in autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and networking, making critical engineering decisions that directly impact mission success. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring Anduril's products work seamlessly together to achieve a variety of crucial outcomes.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and maintain core robotics libraries, including frame transformations, targeting, and guidance systems

- Lead the development and implementation of major features for products like Ghost

- Optimize performance of existing products, including tasks like improving battery consumption and route planning

- Collaborate closely with hardware and manufacturing teams throughout the product development lifecycle

- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in deployed systems

- Contribute to the design and implementation of multi-agent coordination systems for UAVs

- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design through testing and deployment

- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field

- 3+ years of professional software development experience

- Strong proficiency in C++ or Rust, with experience in Linux development environments

- Demonstrated expertise in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization

- Proven experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems

- Hands-on experience working with and testing electrical and mechanical systems

- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

- Strong problem-solving skills and a "Whatever It Takes" mindset

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master's or Ph.D. in a relevant field

- Expertise in one or more advanced robotics areas

- Experience with performance optimization and metrics for complex robotic systems

- Proficiency in Python, Rust, and/or Go, in addition to C++

- Hands-on experience programming for embedded systems and physical devices

- Background in multi-agent coordination, particularly with UAVs

Benefits:

- Competitive salary range: $166,000-$220,000 USD

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

- Income protection: life and disability insurance

- Generous time off: highly competitive PTO plans

- Family planning and parenting support

- Mental health resources

- Professional development: annual reimbursement

- Commuter benefits

- Relocation assistance

- Retirement savings plan

## Skills

### Required
- C++
- Rust
- Linux
- data structures
- algorithms
- concurrency
- code optimization
- troubleshooting
- software development

### Nice to have
- Python
- Go
- embedded systems
- multi-agent coordination
- UAVs
- performance optimization
- robotics
- machine learning

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