Senior C++ Edge Software Engineer, Linux & Sensors

Shieldai; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Senior / Staff C++ Software Engineer, Edge Systems to define and build software foundations powering autonomous systems in real-world environments. You’ll work on Linux edge compute, imaging, sensor integration, mission systems, and autonomy on hardware rather than prototypes.

You will develop modern C++ applications for Linux-based edge platforms (NVIDIA Jetson, ARM64, Windows), integrating sensors and developing calibration, diagnostics, and tooling.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong commercial experience developing modern C++ software for Linux.
• Experience interfacing with cameras, sensors, networking, GPUs, storage, or other hardware via OS APIs, middleware, or vendor SDKs.
• Practical experience developing and debugging software on Linux.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain production C++ software for edge systems, imaging systems, mission applications, developer tooling, and automated test infrastructure.
• Build user-space Windows and Linux applications for NVIDIA Jetson, ARM64, and other edge compute platforms connected to cameras, sensors, and mission systems.
• Integrate RGB, NIR, and thermal cameras alongside GPS, IMU, and other sensors using interfaces such as MIPI CSI, GMSL, Ethernet, serial, or comparable hardware-facing protocols.
• Develop calibration, synchronisation, data capture, diagnostics, inspection, and configuration tools for complex sensor systems.
• Optimise software for latency, throughput, reliability, power consumption, and thermal performance on constrained edge compute platforms.
• Debug challenging issues spanning application software, Linux, networking, hardware interfaces, timing, deployment, and system integration.
• Own technical outcomes from ambiguous requirements through design, implementation, integration, verification, and delivery.
• Collaborate across systems, hardware, AI, autonomy, product, and test teams to deliver integrated capability.

Skills

Modern C++ development

Linux development

Sensor integration & camera interfaces

Debugging multi-threaded systems

Software architecture leadership

Education

Degree in CS/Software/Electrical/Robotics or related

Tools

NVIDIA Jetson

Vendor SDKs

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Senior / Staff C++ Software Engineer, Edge Systems to define and build software foundations powering autonomous systems in real-world environments. You’ll work on Linux edge compute, imaging, sensor integration, mission systems, and autonomy on hardware rather than prototypes.

You will develop modern C++ applications for Linux-based edge platforms (NVIDIA Jetson, ARM64, Windows), integrating sensors and developing calibration, diagnostics, and tooling.