Real-Time Computer Vision Engineer for AI Defence Systems

DroneShield; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DroneShield, based in Sydney, is seeking a software engineer to advance our AI-powered computer vision platform for defense applications. You will design and optimize vision algorithms, integrate new camera models, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, real-time solutions.

The role requires 3+ years in software engineering, strong C++ skills, Python, OpenCV or similar, and experience with embedded/edge computing on NVIDIA GPUs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong C++ development, multi-threading, benchmarking, and profiling.
• Python proficiency; familiarity with Golang preferred.
• Experience with computer vision libraries (OpenCV) and AI models (ONNX/TensorRT).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, benchmark, and optimise CV algorithms for detection and tracking.
• Develop interfaces to support new camera models and configurations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and integration.

Skills

C++ development

Python

Golang

Object tracking algorithms

Control theory

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Git

GitLab CI

ClearML

GStreamer

CUDA

OpenCV

ONNX/TensorRT

Job description

DroneShield, based in Sydney, is seeking a software engineer to advance our AI-powered computer vision platform for defense applications. You will design and optimize vision algorithms, integrate new camera models, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, real-time solutions.

The role requires 3+ years in software engineering, strong C++ skills, Python, OpenCV or similar, and experience with embedded/edge computing on NVIDIA GPUs.