Mission Software Engineer, Networking

Company: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

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.Anduril's Land Systems team develops software for land-based manned and robotic ground systems, leveraging software infrastructure built by other teams at Anduril. The team is responsible for taking manned vehicles and unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) robots from paper sketches to operational systems. We are looking for software engineers excited about fielding the next generation of software-defined ground combat vehicles.Modern ground vehicles are complex distributed systems. Each vehicle contains dozens of computers running thousands of processes. The Land Systems Networking team develops the core infrastructure middleware abstraction layer which allows services to communicate regardless of where they physically exist onboard the platform. On this team, you will:

• Design, implement and deploy networking solutions at all layers
• Craft and implement networking protocols
• Develop, optimize and support software to manage networking hardware
• Work directly with customers and product teams to identify network designs and features necessary to achieve mission success
• Measure and improve system performance
• Create diagnostic, testing, and simulation tools
• Review and improve product security
• Debug issues at all layers of the stack from low level kernel bugs to cloud networking issuesREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Interest in a broad variety of computer networking topics
  • Excellent algorithmic problem solving abilities
  • Willingness to own software across its entire lifecycle from design to deployment
  • Experience in computer networking, routing protocols, time sync, IPsec/MACsec, systems performance, Rust, Go, Linux
  • Must be willing to travel for test and demo events up to 25%
  • Eligible to obtain and hold a DoD security clearancePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
    • Experience working with systems with hard determinism requirements
    • Experience with networking protocols and technologies, including:
    • Deep experience with existing middlewares (e.g., DDS, ROS, MQTT)
    • Software-Defined Networking / SD-WANs
    • Routing protocols (small and large scale - e.g. mesh routing as well as internet-scale routing across autonomous systems)US Salary Range: $168,000 - $252,000 USDThe 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 top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
      • 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)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. 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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