Rust Developer Jobs in Irvine, CA (NOW HIRING)

Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States

Compensation: $140,000 - 252,000 USD / year

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril’s Electronic Warfare (EW) team is seeking experienced embedded software engineers to build out the software ecosystem supporting a next‑generation electronic warfare platform. As an embedded software engineer, you’ll develop correct, secure, high‑reliability embedded software harnessing Rust for controlling our electronic warfare assets either on Linux (NixOS) or in bare‑metal/RTOS environments. You will also collaborate with Electrical, Radio Frequency (RF), and Programmable Logic (PL) engineers to craft high‑performance hardware/software interfaces, and work with the wider software organization to deliver seamless integration of electronic warfare products with the Anduril Lattice system‑of‑systems suite. You will apply state‑of‑the‑art software construction techniques to rapidly deploy bleeding‑edge capabilities to our customers.

• Be involved in system design, part selection, and schematic reviews for existing product revisions and greenfield products
• Utilize infrastructure providing deterministic builds and configuration management for deployment, guaranteeing software traceability and minimizing the maintenance burden of our products
• Test software with various testing methodologies, including Unit, Software-in-the-Loop (SITL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL), and System testing
• Employ software debugging tools (openOCD, probe-rs, gdb/lldb) and hardware debugging tools (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, multimeters, soldering)
• Implement bootloaders and over-the-air (OTA) update mechanisms

• 2+ years professional experience in embedded software and/or firmware engineering
• Proficiency in C, with significant experience in Rust (particularly in no_std environments). An understanding of functional programming languages like Haskell is a plus
• Comfortable working with microcontroller peripherals (SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, etc.) and data bus types, (AXI, Ethernet, USB, etc.)
• Excellent technical communication and collaboration skills
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance

• Experience with software‑defined digital radio systems
• Experience with industry standards bodies or open‑source communities
• Experience with measuring and enhancing performance related to speed, size, (low) power consumption, and cost
• Experience with Nix/NixOS

• Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D and long‑term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
• 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work‑life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
• A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
• Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro‑kitchens.
• Company‑funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
• 401(k) retirement savings plan – both a traditional and Roth 401(k) (US roles only).

Anduril is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real‑world impact, we'd love to hear from you!

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