Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Consensus

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 Air Dominance & Strike team at Anduril develops aerial and multi-domain robotic systems. The team is responsible for taking products like Fury (unmanned fighter jet) and Barracuda (air-breathing cruise missile) from concept to product. The team also develops Lattice for Mission Autonomy, Anduril’s premier software platform that enables masses of Fury, Barracuda, and other first and third party robots to collaborate across various missions. We work in close coordination with specialist teams like Perception, Motion Planning, Hardware, and Test Engineering to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We're seeking Software Engineers to build the core Command and Control software for our Lattice platform. This team is responsible for bridging the gap between hardware and human operators. Our software runs both on the vehicles managing real-time telemetry, health, and autopilot tasks and on the Ground Control Station enabling operators to plan missions, visualize maps, manage massive fleets, and orchestrate complex autonomous behaviors. We are also pioneering the integration of GenAI agents into our systems, allowing operators to direct autonomous assets using natural language interfaces. This is a highly autonomous role where you will build, ship, and see your code run on physical hardware deployed in the world. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Design and implement consensus protocols (Raft, CRDT, or others) that keep a fleet of autonomous vehicles converging on shared truth over lossy, contested links Build the next generation of distributed teaming state: replicated mission data, leader election, and conflict resolution across dozens of nodes with no guaranteed central authority Support bothstrong consensus and eventual consistency depending on real-world latency and partition constraints Own the failure semantics when partitioned vehicles rejoin the team Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field. 3+ years of production-grade C++ and/or Rust experience in a Linux development environment Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Strong background with focus in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning to inform modeling & simulation (M&S) and physical systems Developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems and deploying in real-world environments. Feature and algorithm development with an understanding of behavior trees. Developing software/hardware for flight systems and safety critical functionality. Distributed communication networks and message standards Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics US Salary Range $166,000 — $220,000 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 experie