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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Orbital Software Engineer, Space - **Company:** Anduril Industries - **Location:** Costa Mesa, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $166,000.0 - $220,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computing Platforms, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, OpenShift, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Rust (Programming Language), Computer Networking Systems, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Legacy Systems, Programming Languages - **Published:** June 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4885a4d8-bef1-4648-9aa2-eab4e1d9cb81 ## About the Role * Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics. * Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements. * Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight. * Clear communication and organizational skills including documentation and training material. * Ideally 3+ years professional experience working with a variety of programming languages such as Python, C++, Rust, or Go * Experience with spacecraft software systems and spacecraft operations. * Experience with satellite mission autonomy to include fault isolation and recovery systems. * Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance., * Advanced expertise with Python, Go, Rust, or C++. * Experience with deployment tooling like Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Helm. * A desire to work on critical software in the space domain. * Experience with OMS/UCI standards and modular software services development. ## Description As an Orbital Software Engineer on Space, you will contribute to the architecture and deployment of software solutions that support specific customer missions for on-orbit spacecraft operations and mission management. As a software engineer, you will provide guidance and oversight to a team developing modular capabilities to support the DoD and IC customers across the space domain. This will involve architecture of an orbital software system in coordination with the Anduril Lattice software platform team, algorithms, techniques and coding development to support orbital systems and their interfacing with multi-domain systems. The Anduril orbital software capability development will ensure integration with legacy systems that have been part of our nation's critical defense for decades as well as new space systems being added to the cache of orbital and ground-based capabilities. The role will also be responsible for the interfaces to multi-modal payload platforms, bus platforms and networking solutions in proliferated satellite constellations We work with mission partners and operators to deploy reliable and robust capabilities on operationally-relevant fielding timelines to meet complex challenges across the DOD and IC. 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., To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind: * No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. 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