Software Engineer, Geospatial Platform (Terra)

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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 Anduril’s Geospatial Platform (Terra) team owns geospatial cloud infrastructure, geospatial edge software, as well as geospatial data. The team’s north star is to provide highly available and resilient cloud services, high-performance edge software, and the latest geospatial data to support all Anduril warfighter missions. ABOUT THE JOB We are looking for Software Engineers to join our team. In this role, you will work on cloud infrastructure, edge software, and data related projects. You will design and implement capabilities that are part of Lattice in the cloud, and at the edge. This will require you to work across many business lines inside of Anduril to understand their needs and to synthesize solutions that can be used by the entire company. If you're hands-on, think long-term, and are dedicated to delivering indispensable software platforms, this role is for you. WHAT YOU’LL DO Build data ingestion pipelines that process large geospatial datasets Create a platform that lets users access geospatial data Build edge software that enables high performance offline access to geospatial data Collaborate with other Lattice service teams and Anduril business lines to design and build solutions that meet the needs of all business lines REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 3-7 years working with a variety of programming languages such as Go, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Rust, etc. Experience with industry standard cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), Kubernetes, CI/CD and GitOps tools, and software infrastructure fundamentals (networking, security, distributed systems) Have experience working with customers to deliver novel software capabilities Love building platform and infrastructure tooling that enables other software engineers to scale their output Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS You've built or invented something: an app, a website, game, startup Previous experience working in an engineering setting: a startup (or startup-like environment), engineering school, etc. If you've succeeded in a low structure, high autonomy environment you'll succeed here! Professional software development lifecycle experience using tools such as version control, CICD systems, etc. A deep, demonstrated understanding of how computers and networks work, from a single desktop to a multi-cluster cloud node Experience building scalable backend software systems with various data storage and processing requirements Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases Experience implementing robot or autonomous vehicle testing frameworks in a software-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) environment Experience with modern build and deployment tooling (e.g. Crossplane, Terraform) Experience designing complex software systems, and iterating upon designs via a technical design review process Familiarity with industry standard monitoring, logging, and data management tools and best practices A bias towards rapid delivery and iteration 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 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: Benefits At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits . Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. 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