- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- ChantillyVirginiaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Jul 30, 2026
- Salary
- $191,000–$253,000 a year
Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space
Job description
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. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop modular capabilities to support the DoD and IC customers across the space domain. This will involve the architecture of the Space C2 system based on top of the Anduril Lattice software platform, to include infrastructure, algorithms, and integrations to support both orbital and ground systems.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
Job 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 more 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
Job 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
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