Software Engineer - Tactical Awareness Kit (KIT)

hatch I.T. is partnering with a Counter-UAS solution provider to find a Software Engineer - Tactical Awareness Kit (KIT). See details below:

About the Role:
The company is seeking a Software Engineer with relevant experience to join their team in Warrenton, Virginia. The position will report to the Director of Engineering and be a key member of their software development team. This role requires good initiative and offers the opportunity to own your area of responsibility with a tangible impact on their customers. Candidates interested in collaborating with adjacent technical disciplines will excel in this position.

About the Company:
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, in over 100 countries around the world. 

Be part of a well-funded and agile organisation, as a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team. We have a flat organisational structure, and the best candidates will be both creative lateral thinkers and doers. Our technical pursuits require us to take advantage of the absolute latest in technology and best practices to remain competitive. 

Responsibilities:

    • 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:

    • 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

Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience developing TAK Plugins is favorable
    • Previous Defense industry experience is highly favorable
    • Previous ‘start-up’ or ‘scale-up’ experience is favorable
$145,000 - $150,000 a year

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