Software Engineer

at  DroneShield Limited

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 an approximately $1bn market capitalisation 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 Pyrmont, Sydney. There are approximately 160 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.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in related roles. Roles could include:
• Software Engineer
• Software Architect
• Knowledge of the following would also be essential:
• Comfortable on the command line in a Linux first environment
• Software development experience in C/C++, Python or Golang (2+ languages preferred)
• Software architecture and design patterns (event loops, dependency injection, object-oriented principles)
• Application development with cross-cutting concerns (logging, persistence, security, configuration management, transactional behaviour, testing)
• Inter-device communication using gRPC, REST, raw TCP/UDP, or other high performance messaging protocols
• Development tools including Git, Jira, Confluence, CICD.
• Knowledge of the following would also be desirable:
• Microservice architecture
• API design (versioning and documentation)
• Embedded Software
• Hardware in the loop CICD design.
  Note for recruitment agencies: we do not accept floated candidates from external recruiters unless they were instructed to do so

ABOUT THE ROLE

DroneShield is seeking a Software Engineer with relevant experience to join the team in Sydney, NSW.
The primary focus of the role is to develop and maintain DroneShield’s Linux based deployed sensors. Working closely with ML/AI, Data Science, Embedded, RF and infrastructure teams to innovate and enhance DroneShield’s world leading RF detection technology. It represents an exceptional opportunity for a result-driven individual in a new niche but exploding market.

RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Implement new software features from concept to delivery
• Advance the development of software architecture design processes within the team Ensure software is designed for reliability, and performance on resource constrained targets
• Utilise leading industry practice to deliver and maintain robust and efficient interfaces for seamless integration with external and internal systems
• Bring experience in testing methodologies and implementation
• Documentation of software architecture and processes
• Work with the engineering team to ensure reliable and robust end to end system operation
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on user and business requirements
• Work with systems engineers on refining requirements and interfacing features
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members