Space Orbital Software Engineer, Emerging Talent

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company developing advanced systems for U.S. and allied military capabilities. The Space team is seeking an Emerging Talent Orbital Software Engineer to develop, integrate, test, and deploy software supporting on-orbit spacecraft operations, mission management, and multi-domain systems. The role involves collaborating with engineering teams and end-users to deliver reliable mission capabilities for defense and intelligence customers.

What you'll do:

• Contribute to software solutions that are deployed to customers
• Contribute to development of on-orbit software 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 and 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

What they're looking for:

• Must have recently completed a Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field
• Able to start full time in 2026
• Familiarity with algorithms, data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools
• Proficiency in a variety of programming languages such as C++, Go, Rust, and Python
• A desire to work on software and applications that have real-world impact
• A desire to work on critical software in the space domain
• Have a bias for action. If you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it
• Be naturally curious about the technologies and tools you use
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Have a bias for action. If you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it
• Be naturally curious about the technologies and tools you use
• Low-ego, high ownership, and mission oriented

Benefits:

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees.
• A comprehensive, competitive benefits package, available at little to no cost to employees, supports employees in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.