Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Lattice Autonomy team builds a robotics platform that enables users to rapidly build, test, & iterate on multi-agent autonomy. Our customers use teams of heterogeneous vehicles that can sense the world, move around, and coordinate to achieve their objectives given high-level plans from an operator. We are building a mission autonomy platform that is deployed on a variety of robotics platforms from high-end autonomous jets and large underwater autonomous vehicles through to smaller rotary wing aircraft, and everything in between. Every mission demands a different set of payloads, and our mission autonomy software must be flexible enough to allow users to build behaviors that make the best use of the specific sensors & payloads available.
Core to our autonomy software is the underlying motion planner, which is responsible for routing vehicles in a way that allows them to coordinate to accomplish the objectives of the mission. We’re extending the motion planning stack to expose an interface to the user who sits at the ground control station, allowing them to express their objectives in a natural way, quickly iterate through candidate routes in the front end, and better understand the way our autonomous vehicles will navigate throughout the mission. You’ll have the chance to build and deploy a new service that will see widespread use throughout the company. Note that while expertise in motion planning and routing algorithms is a bonus, the primary skill required for this role is experience building and deploying production back-end services at scale.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- This is a 0 to 1 opportunity to build a new route planning service for Lattice which will see widespread adoption across Anduril’s autonomy programs
- Design and implement a scalable and reliable service that hosts Anduril’s on-vehicle motion planning stack for rapid auditioning of vehicle routes during mission planning
- Solicit and incorporate feedback from end users of the service and collaborate with adjacent engineering teams to help make the product vision a reality
- Work with front-end engineers to enable smooth and intuitive workflows in the UI for users of the route planning service
- Create and maintain APIs, SDKs, and documentation for production software
- Follow sound engineering practices and own the end-to-end software development life cycle for a new product
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on back-end development and service-based architecture in production environments
- Experience with API design, gRPC, and Protobuf
- Familiarity with C++ (and, at a minimum, expertise in at least one of C++, C#, Java, or Go)
- Strong communication skills and an ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Familiarity with robotics, motion planning, or multi-agent autonomy
- Experience with DevOps practices and tooling (e.g., CI/CD, containerization)
- Advanced knowledge of C++
US Salary Range
$138,000—$252,000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
- For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI): Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.
- For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa: Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
- Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
- A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!
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