Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Payload Integration

Anduril
Abu Dhabi
Full timeUSD 220,000 - 292,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Problem-solving","Systems-level thinking","Troubleshooting","Delivering mission-critical outcomes"]

Design and integrate software that connects autonomous platforms to mission payloads, including stores management systems, networked devices, and hardware interfaces. Architect APIs and data transport layers that move information reliably between vehicles, payloads, and ground systems using HTTP, REST, gRPC, UDP, and TCP. Build scalable networked software, bridge embedded electronics with autonomy software, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and travel up to 25% to deploy and debug.

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Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Payload Integration

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Job Summary

Design and integrate software that connects autonomous platforms to mission payloads, including stores management systems, networked devices, and hardware interfaces. Architect APIs and data transport layers that move information reliably between vehicles, payloads, and ground systems using HTTP, REST, gRPC, UDP, and TCP. Build scalable networked software, bridge embedded electronics with autonomy software, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and travel up to 25% to deploy and debug.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop scalable, robust software that interacts with networking devices, managed networks, and router/switch hardware.
  • •Design and implement payload and stores management systems (SMS) integration for coordinating release and control of munitions and mission payloads.
  • •Architect and implement APIs and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) connecting distributed systems across vehicles, payloads, and ground stations.
  • •Build and optimize low-level data transport over UDP and TCP for reliable, low-latency communication in constrained environments.
  • •Interface directly with hardware (embedded devices, sensors, payload electronics) and collaborate with hardware, systems, vehicle, and payload teams to integrate into physical platforms.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 292,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
  • •5+ years of hands-on production-grade software development in C++ and/or Rust (adjacent systems languages considered).
  • •Experience building software that interacts with networking devices, managed networks, and common router or switch hardware.
  • •Experience designing and implementing APIs and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) using HTTP, REST, and gRPC.
  • •Solid understanding of low-level data transport (UDP and TCP) and experience interfacing software with embedded devices, sensors, or payload electronics.
Experience:5+ yearsRoboticsDefenseAerospaceDistributed systemsEmbedded systemsNetworking
Education:Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationProblem-solvingSystems-level thinkingTroubleshootingDelivering mission-critical outcomes
Tech Stack:C++RustHTTPRESTGRPCUDPTCPEmbedded LinuxRTOSBare-metalPythonGoMIL-STD-1553ARINCDO-178DO-254Lattice OS

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Secret

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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