Lead Mission Software Engineer, Connected Warfare

Applied Intuition Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense technology company in London is looking for a Lead Mission Software Engineer to architect systems integration with advanced technology. The role involves developing software solutions for military applications and requires a strong engineering background along with customer-facing experience. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years in a leadership position and a passion for impactful software development.

Benefits

Highly competitive equity grants

Top-tier benefits for full-time employees

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience as a technical lead or people manager of software engineers.
• Desire to work on critical software that impacts real-world systems.
• Eligibility for SC Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Champion Anduril capabilities within a customer environment.
• Develop architecture and mission vignettes.
• Iterate on core data mesh technology for degraded networks.
• Deploy software to non-standard environments.
• Create data flow pipelines across disparate systems.

Skills

Strong engineering background

Experience in data processing and analysis

Ability to understand complex systems

Customer/client facing experience

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Job description

Lead Mission Software Engineer, Connected Warfare

London, England, United Kingdom

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. Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Since 2023, Anduril UK has experienced rapid growth, introducing world-leading software-first, hardware-enabled systems to the UK Ministry of Defence and other government agencies. Our exemplar programme of Maritime Sentry Towers (MST) has been developed and delivered in close partnership with the UK government and sovereign British industry. These systems, along with others, position Anduril UK to provide a broad range of software and software-enabled hardware products to meet the UK's defence and security needs.

World-leading technology like MST, ALTIUS-600, Seabed Sentry, and other autonomous systems rely on modern C4 systems. Anduril''s open architecture Lattice operating system is an AI-powered software platform that transforms thousands of data streams into actionable information for operators at all levels.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Mission Software Engineering team is responsible for building, deploying, integrating, extending, and scaling Anduril''s software to deliver mission-critical capabilities to our customers. As the software engineers closest to Anduril customers and end-users, Mission Software Engineers solve technical challenges of operational scenarios while owning the end-to-end delivery of capabilities such as Counter Intrusion, Joint All Domain Command & Control, and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Lead Mission Software Engineer on the Connected Warfare team, you will help architect third party systems to seamlessly integrate with Anduril products while solving a wide variety of technical problems, making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs along the way. Your role sets the bar for the technical excellence our customers expect from Anduril. Above all, Mission Software Engineers are driven by a “Whatever It Takes” mindset—executing in an expedient, scalable, and pragmatic way while keeping the mission top-of-mind and making sound engineering decisions to deliver successful outcomes correctly, on-time, and with high quality.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Be a champion for Anduril capabilities within a customer environment
• Develop architecture and mission vignettes
• Iterate on core data mesh technology to make optimal use of degraded networks
• Develop connectors and APIs for legacy and cutting edge systems to integrate with Lattice
• Deploy software to non-standard environments
• Create data flow pipelines that span horizontally and vertically across disparate networked systems and security domains

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
• At least 2+ years previous experience as a technical lead or people manager of software engineers
• Experience building software solutions involving significant amounts of data processing and analysis
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases
• Experience working in a customer / client facing role
• A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact
• Ability to travel to client sites
• Eligible for SC Clearance

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 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.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented 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, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. 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.

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