Air Dominance & Strike - Mission Autonomy - Software Engineer (Frontend)

As an Air Dominance & Strike - Mission Autonomy - Software Engineer at Anduril, your main responsibilities include designing, building, and deploying a real-time map-based interface for sensor data management, creating immersive web-based image viewing experiences, and fetching large data streams while ensuring a seamless user experience. You'll also take ownership of scoped projects and collaborate closely with colleagues to meet objectives.

To become an Air Dominance & Strike - Mission Autonomy - Software Engineer at Anduril, you should have a degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, along with at least 3 years of experience in frontend development using JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. Moreover, eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret security clearance is necessary.

In this role, you will be utilizing a variety of advanced technologies there include computer vision, SLAM, motion planning, and secure communications. You’ll be involved in building a powerful autonomy software stack that enhances the collaborative capabilities of robotic systems in military applications.

Yes, as an Air Dominance & Strike - Mission Autonomy - Software Engineer, you can expect to travel up to 30% of your time. This travel is essential for building, testing, and deploying solutions that will have a significant impact in real-world situations.

Anduril offers a comprehensive benefits package for its employees, including platinum healthcare benefits, generous PTO plans, a professional development stipend, and mental health resources. Additionally, there are provisions for family planning, caregiver leave, and more, promoting a supportive work environment.

Prepare to discuss your hands-on experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. Mention specific projects you’ve worked on that utilized these technologies, emphasizing how they align with the mission of displaying and interacting with sensor data. Highlight any challenges faced and how you overcame them.

Discuss your design philosophy and the importance of user-centered design. Provide examples of previous work where you’ve balanced user needs with technical constraints, and explain how you iteratively gather feedback to enhance the user experience.

Talk about any specific techniques you employ for efficiently handling large datasets. This could involve discussing asynchronous programming, caching strategies, or utilization of efficient data structures that ensure performant rendering in interfaces.

Explain your approach to conflict resolution by emphasizing open communication and teamwork. Illustrate with a scenario from the past where you successfully navigated differing opinions to find a solution that benefited the project.

Choose a project where you played a significant role, detailing the project objectives, your specific contributions, and the outcome. Highlight your leadership skills and how you collaborated with others to achieve success.

Research Anduril’s focus on transforming military capabilities with advanced technologies. Express your enthusiasm for their mission and how your background aligns with their goals, particularly in advancing the capabilities of military systems through innovative solutions.

Share your approach to continuous learning, whether through online courses, attending conferences, joining developer communities, or experimenting with new technologies in personal projects. Being proactive about skill development shows commitment and initiative.

Explain the practices you incorporate to maintain security, such as following best coding practices, conducting regular security reviews, and understanding potential vulnerabilities in your tech stack. Awareness of security is essential in defense technology.

Provide a detailed account of the debugging process you followed, including how you identified the issue, the steps you took to troubleshoot, and the resolution. Highlight your analytical skills and persistence in solving complex problems.

Share your passion for applying technology to real-world challenges, especially in the defense sector. Discuss how you believe technology can improve military capabilities and support national security, conveying your enthusiasm for contributing to such impactful work.