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Senior Software Engineer - Sensor Fusion Engine (AU)

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Work with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world's most challenging technical problems in the Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems. Working with high profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others.

With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia and having raised approximately $250m in 2024 alone, DroneShield is undergoing hypergrowth stage, fuelled by rapidly increasing use of drones for nefarious applications, from battlefield, to terrorism, to contraband delivery and commercial espionage.

This role is in the DroneShield Sydney headquarters in Sydney CBD. There are approximately 320 staff based in the 4,000sqm facility today, scheduled to grow to approximately 300 staff by end of 2026. Overseas on the ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Denmark, Germany and Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70 countries globally.

About the role
The company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with relevant experience to join the Sensor Fusion AI Team in Sydney. The role is primarily focused on the development of DroneShield's SensorFusionAI engine.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations

• Drive the development of our Sensor Fusion engine to meet the most demanding operational requirements in real-world deployments and contribute to its architectural direction and long-term vision.
• Design, develop, refactor, and deploy software focused on high availability, low latency, and scalability.
• Profile, benchmark, and optimise both new and existing performance-critical code by leveraging multi-threading, language bindings, GPU acceleration, and other advanced techniques.
• Work in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve bug/issue reports.
• Apply software engineering best practices including refactoring, testing, and documentation to ensure code quality and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with other engineers and become a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a professional Software Engineering environment.
• Proficiency in C++ and familiarity with other general-purpose languages (ideally Python/Golang with experience creating C++ bindings).
• Knowledge of C++ meta build tools (CMake) and unit testing frameworks.
• Strong background in developing data-intensive, real-time applications, and/or GPU-based processing systems (TensorRT, CUDA, etc.).
• Familiarity with Linux and containerisation using Docker.
• Experience in creating automated workflows for CI/CD.
• Advanced understanding of data structures, algorithms, and the application of mathematics and physics in software development.

Nice to have

• Experience with sensor fusion, multi-sensor data processing, or object tracking algorithms
• Background in AI/ML is a plus
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar observability frameworks
  
  

Note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters unless specifically instructed.Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesDefense and Space Manufacturing

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