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From the employer's careers site First seen 30 Jul 2026 · Still live on 4 Nov 2026

Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space

Salary

$191,000-$253,000 USD per year

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Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

As a Senior Software Engineer on Space Ground Software, you will own the architecture and deployment of software solutions that support customer missions for space operations and mission management.

Responsibilities

  • Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers
  • Own the development of Space C2 and Mission Management capabilities to enable delivery of end-to-end mission systems
  • Integrate with legacy systems to unlock 21st-century capabilities
  • Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to different users and customers
  • Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality
  • Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring
  • Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps
  • Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints

Requirements

  • Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
  • Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements
  • Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight
  • Clear communication and organizational skills including documentation and training material
  • Ideally 8+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.
  • Experience with Space C2 software systems and spacecraft operations
  • A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

Benefits

Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) that ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Kubernetes
  • OpenShift
  • Helm
  • space ground hardware
  • space-related simulation and hardware integration

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5197128007

Apply on Anduril Industries