About the role
DroneShield is seeking a Software Engineer with relevant experience to join the team in Warrenton, Virginia. The position will report to the Director of Engineering and be a key member of the software development team. This role requires good initiative and offers the opportunity to own your area of responsibility with a tangible impact on our customers. Candidates interested in collaborating with adjacent technical disciplines will excel in this position.
Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations
- Take ownership and lead design of efficient, high-quality, and scalable Android and Windows apps
- Design, develop and deploy scripts and services to integrate highly technical sensors into web-based Command and Control (C2) platform
- Translate complex business requirements into software solutions that offer high availability, reliability, and performance
- Collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary engineers in the USA and Australia
- This is a hybrid role with the option to work remotely some days when not required in-office
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
- 3 to 6 years of experience in Android application development
- Experience in C# and Windows .NET Framework is required
- Familiarity with embedded systems and the challenges involved in integrating Android applications with hardware
- Familiarity with Android SDK, establishing build environments and pipelines
- Experience with gRPC or protobuf format is required
- Strong networking and scripting experience is required
- Experience with Unix/Linux environments, developing large software systems, microservice infrastructure and/or security software development
- Comfortable working with customers and partners to communicate solutions to complex problems
Favorable Skills and Experience
- Experience developing TAK Plugins is favorable
- Previous Defense industry experience is highly favorable
- Previous ‘start-up’ or ‘scale-up’ experience is favorable
Note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters unless specifically instructed.