Company: Anduril Industries
Role: Software Engineer, Rust
Location: Broomfield, Colorado, United States (Onsite / Relocation required)
Security Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

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Company & Platform Overview

• Defense technology company developing hardware and software systems powered by Lattice OS (an AI-powered operating system for real-time command and control).
• Focuses on autonomy, artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking for defense applications.

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Team & Role Scope

• Focuses on algorithms for target tracking, state estimation, and situational awareness deployed in mission-critical environments.
• Responsible for developing high-performance Rust software for real-time systems, spanning tactical implementations, simulation environments, and decision-support tools.

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Key Responsibilities

• Define and influence team technical direction leveraging subject-matter expertise in target tracking and state estimation.
• Architect, maintain, and evolve complex software systems, refactoring existing codebases to improve performance, maintainability, and scalability.
• Prototype and deploy algorithms for tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, and state estimation in agile, iterative environments.
• Develop high-performance Rust software for real-time systems, including tactical deployments, simulation environments, and decision support tools.
• Design and implement filters, estimators, and probabilistic reasoning systems for noisy, ambiguous, or incomplete sensor data.
• Apply software design patterns and architectural best practices to manage technical debt and guide production system evolution.
• Analyze system performance using high-fidelity simulations, modeling tools, and statistical validation techniques.
• Customize algorithms and software for mission-critical use cases, including real-time tracking and sensor fusion.
• Integrate tracking and estimation technologies across the software development lifecycle, from requirements definition through testing and optimization.
• Translate technical progress into actionable insights for colleagues, leadership, and end-users.

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Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, physics, engineering, or related technical field (advanced degree preferred).
• 2+ years maintaining and expanding a single codebase or product as requirements evolved.
• Experience managing and evolving software architecture in production, including refactoring legacy systems and managing technical debt.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns and architectural principles for maintainable, scalable systems.
• Proficiency in algorithm design, software development, and statistical modeling (experience with Rust, C/C++, Python, or MATLAB).
• Solid foundation in applied mathematics: linear algebra, optimization, probability, and stochastic processes.
• Knowledge of signal processing techniques for sensor data interpretation (e.g., radar, lidar, EO/IR).
• Familiarity with big data pipelines, NoSQL databases, and handling large-scale sensor data.
• Experience building systems for estimation theory, adaptive filtering, controls, and complex signal environments.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience refactoring and modernizing Rust codebases in production environments.
• Experience with concurrent and parallel programming patterns in Rust.
• Open-source Rust project contributions or involvement in the broader Rust ecosystem.
• Track record of architectural decision-making and technical leadership on long-lived projects.
• Experience in state estimation (Bayesian filtering, sensor fusion, recursive estimation techniques).
• Background in machine learning applied to target tracking and recognition (clustering, classification, anomaly detection).
• Knowledge of target tracking techniques (Kalman filters, particle filters, multi-target tracking algorithms like JPDA, MHT, or PHD filters).

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Compensation & Benefits

Base Salary:

• Salary Range: $126,000 – $167,000 USD per year (base salary only).
• Equity: Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers as part of total compensation.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health and recovery benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

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Application & Screening Details

• Academic Transcripts: Academic transcripts (or detailed course/project performance summaries) are requested during early application screening. Non-technical details may be redacted.
• Export Controls & Screening: Positions are subject to U.S. export control compliance and third-party pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.
• Equal Opportunity: Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).