Work with cutting edge AI 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 rapidly growing counter-drone sector. Our customers operate in some of the most challenging and high-stakes environments in the world, including military organisations, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure operators, and law enforcement. Protecting airspace in these settings requires technology that performs under pressure and teams that understand what's at stake. At DroneShield, employees work at the leading edge of counter-drone innovation, helping to address real-world security challenges as drone threats continue to evolve globally.

With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia, now part of the ASX200 index, DroneShield is experiencing a period of hypergrowth. Revenue has surged from A$57 million in 2024 to over A$190 million in 2025, representing growth of more than 400% year-on-year, with record profitability and cashflow. The total addressable global market for counter-drone is assessed at approximately $100 billion, and is currently at the nascent stage with much of the growth still to come, with DroneShield well positioned as a global market leader, and the only public listed pure-play business in this sector. The company has grown from 11 employees in 2017 to over 450 staff globally today, and is on track to reach around 550 by the end of 2026. This expansion includes investment of over A$50 million annually in R&D, a global pipeline exceeding A$2.5 billion, and continuous scaling of production capacity to meet accelerating demand.

The role is based at DroneShield's central Sydney headquarters. Overseas on-the-ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Netherlands, Denmark, Mexico and Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70 countries worldwide.

About the role

DroneShield is seeking a Senior Algorithms Engineer to join our growing team in Sydney, Australia. Reporting to the SensorFusionAI (SFAI) Team Lead, you will play a pivotal role in developing the next generation of counter-drone capabilities. You will help shape DroneShield's real-time decision and coordination engine which powers advanced algorithms for assessing and responding to complex drone swarm threats.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations

• Contribute to the development and evolution of DroneShield's advanced swarm response engine, integrating cutting-edge algorithms and real-time decision logic to optimise swarm mitigation
• Profile and optimise algorithms for low-latency, high-throughput execution in operational environments
• Develop simulation and benchmarking frameworks for validating multi-sensor fusion and engagement strategies.
• Integrate software components into larger multi-sensor, multi-effector systems
• Research and evaluate emerging techniques in counter-drone systems, assessing their applicability to operational software
• Contribute to the long-term roadmap of DroneShield's world-class counter-drone solutions
• Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines ensuring high code quality, performance and stability across releases
• Apply modern software engineering best practices including testing, documentation and code reviews
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues and bug reports

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a professional software engineering environment
• Proficiency in Python and at least one object-oriented programming language (e.g. Go, C++)
• Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and the practical application of mathematics and physics in software development
• Proven experience developing and testing high-performance, real-time distributed systems using Protocol Buffers and gRPC or similar frameworks
• Proficiency in Linux-based development and runtime environments
• Knowledge of sensor fusion, multi-sensor data processing or object tracking algorithms is favourable
• Familiarity with containerization using Docker is favourable
• Experience designing and implementing automated CI/CD workflows is favourable
• Experience with CMake and unit testing frameworks is favourable
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or similar is favourable

Who you are

• You enjoy solving complex algorithmic challenges and applying mathematics to real-world systems.
• You are a self-driven learner, always seeking to improve and stay at the forefront of your field.
• You thrive in fast-paced, mission-critical environments with a strong sense of purpose.
• You are a clear communicator capable of bridging technical and non-technical discussions.
• You are collaborative and team-oriented, contributing positively to shared problem solving.
• You take ownership of your work, driving solutions from concept to deployment.
• You are proactive in influencing technical direction and contributing to strategic decisions.